The third Test of the five-match Test series between India and Australia is being played in Brisbane. The Indian captain won the toss and decided to bowl first. Australia batted first and scored 445 runs in their first innings. In response, the Indian team’s first innings is ongoing. The team is still 193 runs behind Australia.

The fourth day’s play is over. India has scored 252 runs after losing nine wickets in its first innings. Thanks to the brave batting of Jaspreet Bumrah and Akash Deep, India has saved the follow-on. Both are unbeaten. Apart from this, Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul also batted brilliantly and scored half-centuries. Akash is unbeaten on 27 and Bumrah on 10. So far, there has been a partnership of 39 runs in 54 balls between the two for the 10th wicket. That is, both have batted nine overs so far. During this, both of them faced bowlers like Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon bravely. Australia had scored 445 runs in their first innings. In this sense, Team India is still 193 runs behind. India had to score 246 runs to save the follow-on.

As soon as Akash saved the follow-on by hitting a four, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir, who were present in the dressing room, jumped from their chairs in excitement. All three gave each other a high five. When Akash and Bumrah were returning to the dressing room, all three gave a standing ovation. Along with this, the fans also gave a standing ovation to both of them. Akash also hit a huge six after saving the follow-on. Now only one day of play is left. This test is heading towards a draw.