Virat Kohli also praised Yashasvi-Rahul’s batting, head coach serious but happy

IND vs AUS: On the second day of Perth Test, the pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul performed brilliantly. The Indian opening pair made an unbroken partnership of 172 runs for the first wicket in the second innings. The entire Indian camp praised the class batting of Yashasvi-Rahul. Even Virat Kohli could not stop himself and he came on the field and saluted both the openers of Team India. By the end of the day’s play, Yashasvi is at the crease with 90 runs and KL Rahul with 62 runs. The total lead of the Indian team has become 218 runs.

Kohli saluted Yashasvi-Rahul
Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul batted brilliantly in the second innings. The successful Kangaroos looked completely dominant in the bowling attack and did not give any chance to Australia to make a comeback. Yashasvi was seen playing aggressively, while Rahul batted cautiously. This is the first time in the last 14 years that an opening pair has added more than 150 runs against the host team. After the end of the day’s play, when Yashasvi and Rahul were returning to the dressing room, Virat Kohli came in the middle of the field and welcomed the Indian openers with applause. Along with this, Virat also saluted Yashasvi-Rahul for their excellent batting.

First century partnership in 20 years
The opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul made many big records during their unbroken partnership of 172 runs. This is India’s first opening partnership on Kangaroo soil in the last 20 years. In the year 2004, Virender Sehwag and Akash Chopra had made a partnership of 123 runs. Rahul and Yashasvi are also the first opening pair to make a 150+ run partnership in Australia since 2010. Yashasvi-Rahul batted for two sessions on the second day of the Test. This is the first time since 2018 that an Indian pair has batted for two consecutive sessions in Australia. Earlier in 2018, Kohli and Pujara had batted brilliantly for two seasons.