After checking his pockets, Kohli even checked under his tracks as he attempted to get inside the heads of both the crowd and the players as India need to pull off a difficult task on Day 3.
The Day 3 of a Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground is called a Pink Day and not even players but the crowds also wear something Pink
Australia made full use of Bumrah's absence and scored 39 runs in 4 overs while chasing 162 runs to win. Prasidh finally stood out and got rid of extra aggressive Sam Konstas.
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Sunil Gavaskar believes that India needs to add 40 extra runs if Bumrah is unable to feature with the ball in the fourth innings of the Test
Rohit Sharma said the essence of a team lies in the collective effort of all 11 players working together towards a common goal
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
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