Virat Kohli reached his first Test half-century since January 2022 throughout Day 3 of the continued fourth Test towards Australia on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. On Saturday, Kohli hit an unbeaten 59 after Shubman Gill had scored his second Test ton to take India to 289/3 at stumps towards Australia. However, Kohli had a nervy begin to his innings as he bought off the mark on the twelfth ball, with Nathan Lyon placing fixed strain on him from one finish.

Both Kohli and Lyon have had loads of battles through the years on the sphere. While the Australian spinner made life troublesome for Kohli within the first three video games, the previous India skipper negated Lyon effectively on Day 3.

During the 81st over of the Indian innings, Kohli and Lyon have been concerned in a humorous interplay.

Kohli, who was standing on the non-striker’s finish, got here down the pitch, Lyon turned in direction of him and appeared to say one thing in his face.

However, each finally shared amusing whereas talking to every. The dialog was caught on the stump mic.

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On Day 3, Gill stood out along with his 128 — the opener’s second Test ton — as he constructed key partnerships together with a 113-run stand for the second wicket with Cheteshwar Pujara, who made 42.

The 23-year-old Gill, who changed a struggling KL Rahul within the third Test, hit 12 fours and one large six in a superb present of batting to surpass his earlier Test better of 110.

He lastly fell lbw to Lyon’s off spin within the ultimate session earlier than Kohli took cost together with the left-handed Ravindra Jadeja, on 16, to see off the day’s play.

(With AFP Inputs)

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