On Day 2 of the first Test match between India and Australia in Nagpur on Friday, February 10, off-spinner Todd Murphy wrote history.
The cricketer, who is 22 years old, made history by taking a five-wicket haul in his Test debut. In his first Test, Murphy completed a five-wicket haul with players like Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, and Nathan Lyon.
The off-spinner furthered a rare accomplishment by becoming the 35th Australian to capture a five-wicket haul in his first Test outing. The second day of the Nagpur Test was dominated by Australia's Murphy, who was making his Test debut with Suryakumar Yadav and Kona Srikar Bharat of India.
Murphy, who split India's opening partnership of 76 runs at the end of Day 1's play, shook the home team's middle order on Day 2. Murphy took up the wickets of nightwatchman Ravichandran Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, and Kona Srikar Bharat after dismissing KL Rahul to get his first Test wicket.
Rohit Sharma, the captain of India, reached his eighth Test century despite the other end's falling wickets. Before being dismissed for 120 by Pat Cummins, Rohit helped India reach 229/6. The hosts' all-rounders from India, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, held down the fort with their fifty-sixes, finishing the day without any further defeats. Jadeja (66*) and Axar (52*) were in the middle at stumps as India scored 321/7.
India was 144 runs ahead of Australia when play ended. After choosing to bat, Australia was earlier bowled out for just 177 runs. On Day 1, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin tore through the visitor's lineup, with Jadeja finishing with a five-wicket haul and Ashwin returning with three.
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