Aussie head coach also said the team wasn't shocked by Pant's explosive turn in the second innings, where he quickly changed gears
Prasidh felt Australia's task would not be easy as they would face challenging conditions, including the ball occasionally keeping low
Jasprit Bumrah took the field with the Indian team on Day 2 of the Sydney Test, but unlike his marathon spells throughout the series, he only bowled eight overs in the first session
Over its 48-Test match history, the Sydney Cricket Ground has only witnessed six successful 200-plus run chases
After watching the ball seam outwards and inwards on the day, the analysts expect the pitch to remain the same on day 3 as well and give the bowlers a helping hand yet again.
Bumrah was off the field for three hours and 20 minutes, during which Virat Kohli took over the captaincy duties
Coming on to bat on what is a difficult track for batter in Sydney, Pant had his intent clear from the very first ball as he got off the mark with a six against Scott Boland.
As day 2 progressed in Sydney, Bumrah was seen going off the field just before lunch and was seen in training gears.
With reports flooding in over Rohit Sharma is not India's Test scheme in future, the captain rubbished the media reports in a interview with the broadcasters of India vs Australia Test series.
The skipper was asked about this during the lunch break on Day 2 in Sydney and mentioned that most of the players in the squad are still quite young and need more experience to take on the leadership
With no red-ball cricket lined up before the crucial England tour in June, the question looms large-will Rohit return to the grind of domestic cricket when the Ranji Trophy resumes later this month?
The star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah was involved in a heated exchange of words with Khawaja and Konstas on day 1 of the Sydney Test
The Aussie all-rounder replacing Mitchell Marsh in the squad summed up his day with two important catches in the slip on day one of the Sydney Test
The idea of the Pink Test was proposed by former Aussie pacer Glenn McGrath, who lost his wife Jane McGrath to breast cancer in 2008
Rishabh Pant was the top scorer for the Indian side in the first innings of the Sydney Test
The former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas also voiced his frustration over the lack of bilateral series between the two nations
Only two matches into Test cricket, Konstas might have bitten off more than he can chew by going up against Bumrah
The weather forecast for Day 2 of the 5th Test (January 4) between India and Australia is expected to allow the play to flow without any interruptions with less than 5% chances of rain.
IND vs AUS 5th Test full scorecard: Rishabh Pant was hit on the body 12 times as the southpaw curbed his natural instinct after reports surfaced Gambhir criticised him for rash shot at MCG
India managed to score 185 runs in 72.2 Overs during the India vs Australia 5th Test in Sydney on January 3, 2025.