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SMITH TAKES HONOURS ON DAY 2
Steve Smith plays a shot during his innings in the MCG Test.
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Steve Smith in only his second Test as Australia captain, missed a maiden double Test ton on Day 2 of the third Test vs India, when he was bowled by Umesh Yadav for 192. The hosts, who had resumed Saturday on 259/5, were bowled out for a daunting 530.
Continuing on an overnight score of 72, Smith started the day with a glorious shot through covers off Shami and orchestrated the shift of momentum to his side from the visitors. Smith, standing in as captain for the injured Michael Clarke, raced away to his seventh Test hundred and third in succession. This was also Smith's second hundred as Test skipper.(Read Full Story)
DHONI SETS NEW RECORD
MS Dhoni now has 134 dismissals from 460 innings in international cricket.
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Indian skipper and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday set a record for the most number of stumpings in international cricket on day two of the third Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
He overtook Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara when he stumped Mitchell Johnson off the bowling of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, reaching 134 dismissals.(Read Full Story)
ASHWIN HIGH ON CONFIDENCE
Murali Vijay raises his bat after scoring his 50 at MCG.
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Disappointed they might be after conceding "too many runs" to the Australians, but Indian off-spinner R Ashwin on Saturday said the tourists will pile up their own share on Sunday in the ongoing third Test as the wicket has become flat now.
India had pushed Australia on the backfoot on the opening day by reducing them to 259 for five but let the advantage slip on the second and the hosts ended up with 530 on the board.(Read Full Story)
GAVASKAR SLAMS INDIAN BOWLERS
Ishant Sharma looks on as Steve Smith and Brad Haddin cross for a single on Day 2 of the 3rd Test.
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A dejected Sunil Gavaskar called India's bowling performance in the ongoing third Test in Melbourne as "hopeless." Australia, finished their first innings at 530 after being 216 for five at one stage. Skipper Steven Smith scored a glorious 192. India were 108 for one at stumps on Day 3 on Saturday.
"India's bowling was hopeless as they never looked like taking wickets. Whatever wickets they got were gifted to them and not earned," Gavaskar told NDTV.(Read Full Story)
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