Virender Sehwag 'delighted' with T Natarajan's impressive performance on Test debut

Former Indian vice-captain Virender Sehwag came forward and lauded T Natarajan for showcasing an impressive performance with ball in hand on Day 1 of series-deciding fourth and final Test match against Australia at Gabba, Brisbane.

Salem pacer who had made his Test debut on Friday accounted for centurion Marnus Labuschagne and middle-order batsman Matw Wade just when it looked like y would help Aussies post a formidable total. He has been pick of bowlers so far with figures of 2/63 from his 20 overs on opening day's play. 

'Feel delighted': Virender Sehwag

Taking to micro-blogging site, Viru wrote that left-arm speedster's story is stuff dreams are made of after which he added that he is feeling delighted for young man. 

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Australia eye a mammoth total on Day 2

coin once again landed in Australian Test skipper Tim Paine's favour and for third straight time, he elected to bat first. Aussies lost both ir openers David Warner & Marcus Harris early before ir famed top-order duo of Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith carried out rescue act with a 70-run stand for fourth wicket before latter was dismissed.

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Labuschagne did get some support from middle-order batsman Matw Wade (45) but it was South African-born cricketer who took matters into his own hands and went after Indian bowlers. He got a reprieve when he was batting on 37 after he was dropped by India's stand-in-captain Ajinkya Rahane at gully. 26-year-old made visitors pay for and tched up his fifth Test century and just when it appeared that number three batsman was unstoppable, he was dismissed for 108 after mistiming a pull shot and was caught behind by Rishabh Pant off T Natarajan.

middle-order duo of Cameron Green (28*) and skipper Paine (38*) have currently registered an unbeaten 61-run stand for sixth-wicket as Australia's scorecard read 274/5 at stumps on Day 1. 

hosts will be eyeing a mammoth total when y resume ir innings on Day 2. 

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