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In both cases, the hotspot did not show any spot on the two bats but the snicko showed a little spike in both the soundwaves. Paine's dismissal looked actually very similar to the one of Pujara, said Australia opening batsman Matthew Wade.

The ministry said that the spectator management will be done in accordance with the Ministry of Home Affairs' guidelines issued on November 25. The Home Ministry had put a cap of 200 people in case the event is taking place in a closed space. It also allowed state governments to reduce them according to their own assessments.

Pakistan went to stumps on the second day at 30 for the loss of one wicket with opener Shan Masood getting caught behind down the leg-side for just 10. Nightwatchman Mohammed Abbas (0) and Abid Ali (19 batting) were on crease at the draw of stumps. Resuming at 222 for three, Williamson added 35 more to his overnight score of 94.

Australia were dismissed for 195 in their first innings on Saturday. India had taken a 53-run lead in the first Test at Adelaide last week although they eventually lost the game by eight wickets after being bowled out for 36 in the second innings. Back in 1985-86, India had got lead in the first Test at Adelaide, making 520 to Australia's 381, and in the second Test in Melbourne, scoring 445 against Australia's 262.

"The first day of Boxing Day Test has once again strengthened my view that this series is a contest between India's batting and Australia's bowling. To win the battle, India's batsmen need to fire and seal the deal #cricket #AusvInd," Kaif tweeted on Saturday after the end of the day's play.

"He (Shubman Gill) should have got an opportunity a couple of years back. He just looks ready. You can see obviously he has got the potential," Ajit Agarkar told Sony Sports.

The right-arm pace bowler has finally been rewarded for his performances in domestic first-class cricket and for India A, and replaces Mohammed Shami whose bowling arm was fractured by a delivery from Pat Cummins last Saturday, during the first Test in Adelaide. The 26-year-old Hyerabadi has played in ODIs (1) and T20Is (3). He had made his first-class debut in 2015 and has taken 152 wickets in 38 matches so far.

Gill, 21, has been making all the right noises in the past three years, especially since the 2018 under-19 World Cup, where he was adjudged the Man of the Tournament for scoring 372 runs in six matches. He was vice-captain to Prithvi Shaw and was, importantly, one of the main architects of India's triumph in New Zealand.

India have dropped close to 20 catches in Australia across seven games in the three formats apart from other misfielding that have allowed runs to be leaked. More importantly, many of the dropped catches have cost them matches. India failed to judge a catch of Steve Smith in the first ODI, when he was on 38, and he went on to score a 66-ball 105 and took them to a record total.

Edrich, a left-handed batsman, scored more than 5,000 runs for England during a 77-match Test career spanning 13 years between 1963 and 1976. He captained England in one Test. He also partook in the first ever men's One Day International. He scored the first boundary and the first-ever fifty in men's ODI cricket.