Watch: Spectator helps Australia find ball after Shubman Gill hit it for a six
In a delightful and hilarious incident during the fourth and final India vs Australia Test match, a boy from the crowd helped Australia find the ball after India’s Shubman Gill hit it for a six in the stands off a Nathan Lyon delivery.
The incident occurred in the tenth over of India’s innings when the ball, hit Gill, got trapped in the sight screen in the stands and Australia had given up on finding it. The bowlers had already started selecting a new ball to resume the match when a boy from the stands managed to find it.
Meanwhile, after wrapping up Australia’s innings at 480 on the second day of the series-deciding fourth Test here on Friday, India openers Rohit Sharma and Subhman Gill walked in to bat and ended the day’s play at a score of 36. India now trail 444 runs.
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A crowd boy help Australia to find their old ball.#INDvAUS #BGT23 #BorderGavaskarTrophy #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/mA9Ue3Mn0D
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Meanwhile, India reached 36 for no loss in their first innings after dismissing Australia for 480. Rohit Sharma (17 batting) and Gill (18 batting) were at the crease at the draw of stumps with India still 444 runs behind.
Ravichandran Ashwin (6/91) was the most successful bowler for India as he picked up five wickets on the second day, while Axar Patel managed to remove Usman Khawaja (180).
Mohammed Shami (2/134) had taken two wickets on day one.
Earlier, resuming the day at 255 for 4, Khawaja and Cameron Green (114) kept batting with ease as they added another 123 runs to consolidate Australia’s position.
After a barren morning session, Ashwin dismissed Green and Carey (0) in a space of four balls, before getting rid of Mitchell Starc (6).
Patel then trapped Khawaja, but Todd Murphy (41) and Nathan Lyon (34) added 70 runs to frustrate India.Ashwin returned to pick up the remaining two wickets.