IND vs AUS: These two Australian batsmen emerged as the nerve players for the Indian team and they were the true kings of day and night Tests.

IND and OFF: The Test series is ongoing between India and Australia. The series will feature a total of five games. India won the first match of the series and currently lead the series 1-0. The second game of the series will be played on December 6. The game will be played in a day-night format, using a pink ball system. Only once in the history of Test cricket has the two teams played a Test match in a day-night format. Where Australia beat India. Meanwhile, Australia’s batsmen have become a major nerve-wracking factor for the Indian team. The statistics of these batsmen in day-night Tests are quite surprising.

The two players became nervous

The Indian team is gearing up for the second Test match to be played in Adelaide. Prior to this match, the Indian team played a pink ball match against the Australian Prime Minister’s XI. Although India won that match by 6 wickets, even after so much preparation, India still needed to stay away from Australia’s two batsmen. These batsmen were none other than Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith.

Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith performed well in the day and night tests. Marnus Labuschagne has scored 894 runs in 14 day-night Test innings at an average of 63.85. He also scored 4 centuries during this period. Steve Smith, on the other hand, scored 760 runs in 21 innings at an average of 40. Both the batsmen are the top two scorers in day-night Tests.

Batsmen who scored most runs in day-night Tests

1. Marnus Labuschagne – 894 runs
2. Steve Smith – 760 times
3. David Warner – 753 times
4. Travis Head – 543 runs
5. Usman Khawaja – 516 runs
6. Joe Root – 501 runs

This player scored a century for India

The Indian team has played four matches in the pink ball Tests. The Indian team has won three of these games. And India lost a match. In 2020, India had to face Australia’s failure. Only one player in the Indian team has scored a century in pink-ball Tests. The player in question is none other than Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli scored a century in the pink ball Test against Bangladesh in 2019. And Virat Kohli is in superb form and he also scored a century in the Perth Test. In this situation, Virat Kohli is expected to play another innings.

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