Smith reacts to Kohli’s big mistake on Day 2, says ‘Virat was in for a masterclass…’

As Jaiswal attempted a risky single after guiding Pat Cummins at mid-on, Kohli chose to remain at the non-striker's end, causing Jaiswal to be stranded when Cummins threw the ball to the wicketkeeper who dislodged the bails. Jaiswal was forced to depart with 82 runs to his name, triggering a series of dismissals for India. Kohli followed suit, departing for 36 runs, and Akash Deep suffered a quick dismissal for a 13-ball duck, both falling victim to pacer Scott Boland. With India struggling at 164/5 and trailing by 310 runs, the team faced a steep challenge ahead.

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Speaking to Fox Cricket, Smith reacted to the huge mix-up between Kohli and Jaiswal, and called it a ‘big’ moment. “It looks like Jaiswal called ‘yes’ and ran and Virat sent him back. It is as simple as that,” he said.

“It was obviously a really good partnership to break that one and then obviously get two more wickets. It was a huge last hour for us, so, yeah, that was a big play in the context of the day, I suppose,” he added.

Smith was also asked if Australia preferred bowling to Kohli or Jaiswal. He said, “They were both looking really good.”

“Jaiswal played a nice innings today. (He was) aggressive and he hit any loose ball that was bowled basically. And as I said before, Virat looked like he was in for a bit of a masterclass with the way he started and the patience that he showed.

“So at that stage, we’d probably take (either one) of them. (It was) just fortunate, I suppose. And sometimes when you have one of those things happen and you break a partnership, you can get that other guy out quickly and that happened today, which was good for us,” he added.

Rishabh Pant (6*) and Ravindra Jadeja (4*) remained unbeaten for India, and will resume batting on Day 2.

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