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PIX: Joy for India despite draw!

Last updated on: March 13, 2023 15:47 IST

Fascinating glimpses from Day 5 of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

The Test match finished in a draw but India claimed the series 2-1 and also qualified for the WTC final, where they will take on Australia in June.

 

IMAGE: India captain Rohit Sharma with Australia skipper Steve Smith after the Ahmedabad Test finished in a draw. Photograph: BCCI

IMAGE: Virat Kohli and substitute Suryakumar Yadav. Photograph: BCCI

IMAGE: With the Test heading for a draw, Shubman Gill was called in to bowl some part-time off-spinner. Photograph: BCCI

IMAGE: Cheteshwar Pujara also rolled his arm over to bowl some leg-spin. Photograph: BCCI

IMAGE: Travis Head is bowled by Axar Patel. Photograph: BCCI

IMAGE: The Indian players were a happy lot as they qualified for the WTC final after New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by one wicket in the first Test in Christchurch on Monday. Photograph: BCCI

IMAGE: Marnus Labuschagne hits a boundary. Photograph: BCCI

IMAGE: Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne frustrated the Indians with their cautious approach on Day 5. Photograph: BCCI

IMAGE: Travis Head continued his good form with a half-century. Photograph: BCCI

IMAGE: Captain Rohit Sharma speaks to Ravichandran Ashwin. Photograph: BCCI

IMAGE: Usman Khawaja speaks with coach Andrew McDonald as he undergoes a fitness test ahead of start of day five on Monday. Opener Khawaja hasn't come out to bat after he sustained a shin injury while fielding. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

 

 

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