Published 17:33 IST, January 15th 2021

Washington Sundar wishes for Navdeep Saini to bowl the first over on Day 2 of 4th Test

Offie Washington Sundar expects pacer Navdeep Saini to bowl the first over of Day 2 against Australia in the series-deciding 4th Test at the Gabba, Brisbane

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Injury concerns mounted furr for Team India as frontline pacer Navdeep Saini was taken for scans after complaining of groin pain on opening day of series-deciding fourth and final Test match at Gabba, Brisbane. However, his team-mate and off-spinner Washington Sundar wishes to see pacer bowling first over on Saturday i.e. Day 2.

'I really wish he comes back and bowls...': Washington Sundar

"To be honest I have idea about that but let's see. I really wish he comes back and bowls first over tomorrow," debutant said while replying to a query from ANI.

Saini limped off field due to groin pain and was taken for scans. Vice-captain Rohit Sharma n completed Saini's over. With an inexperienced Indian bowling attack deployed for fourth Test, Washington picked important wicket of Steve Smith which also happened to be his maiden scalp in red-ball cricket.

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Australia eye a mammoth total

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 We (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 me 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.

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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 re 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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17:33 IST, January 15th 2021