Virat Kohli hails Sundar's 'top composure', bows down to Thakur after Day 3 fireworks

Team India's limited-overs skipper Virat Kohli was all praise for resilient duo of Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur after ir fireworks on Day three at Gabba on Sunday. Test debutant Sundar and Thakur stitched an inning-reviving partnership of 123 runs, helping India fall just 33 runs short of taking lead in first innings. Virat Kohli hailed Washington Sundar's 'top' composure shown during his 62-run kck off 144 deliveries, scoring seven fours and one six. Indian skipper also heaped praise in Marathi on Shardul Thakur after pacer scored 67 runs off 119 deliveries, smashing nine fours and one maximum. 

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Virat Kohli hails Sundar, Thakur after Gabba fireworks

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Hazlewood bags a fifer, bowls India out for 336 

Josh Hazlewood was pick of bowlers for Australia on Day three at Gabba as he bagged a fifer, helping hosts bowl out a dangerous India for 336 runs. A spectacular and resilient kck from Washington Sundar along with Shardul Thakur propelled India to falling just 33 runs short of taking lead in first innings of Border-Gavaskar Trophy decider. Debutant Washington Sundar carried on with onslaught after Shardul Thakur's departure and was dismissed by Starc for 62 runs after having faced 144 deliveries and smashing seven fours and a six. Hazlewood, who already had three wickets in his bag from first two sessions, dismissed Navdeep Saini after which a clean bowled that dismissed Siraj. 

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Hazlewood struck twice after lunch to get rid of wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and Mayank Agarwal on day three of 4th Test at Gabba on Sunday. Mayank Agarwal was dismissed for 38 runs - just two deliveries after play had resumed post-lunch. Rishabh Pant followed Agarwal nearly six overs later as Cameron Green took a screamer at slips to send wicketkeeper-batsman back to pavilion for just 23 runs. Earlier, Hazlewood bowled a peach of a delivery to get important wicket of a well-settled Cheteshwar Pujara right before lunch.

India lost big wicket of skipper Ajinkya Rahane to a poor shot just before lunch as y reached 161 for four on third day of series-deciding fourth Test against Australia here on Sunday. This was after Mitchell Starc induced a thick edge off Rahane for Matw Wade to complete a comfortable catch in slip cordon after India captain had got away with similar shots twice in first hour of play. visitors started with ir overnight pair of Rahane (37) and Cheteshwar Pujara (25) adding 43 runs before latter fell to anear unplayable delivery by Josh Hazlewood in only his second over of day.

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