Jasprit Bumrah couldn't spell his magic on day one of India's pink-ball Test against Australia in Adelaide, but the home team's batters were looking to see him off rather than score off him. And former Pakistan batter Basit Ali could read the fear in Aussie eyes while facing the Indian bowling spearhead, which, he believes, was last seen when they faced the legendary Wasim Akram.
India's batters failed like in the first innings of the Perth Test, and the visitors' innings folded up for 180 after skipper Rohit Sharma opted to bat at the Adelaide Oval. India then had the chance to bowl under lights with the pink ball after tea, which is the period when it moves the most. But Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan McSweeney negotiated that difficult period to take the hosts to 86 for 1 at stumps on the first day, trailing by only 94 runs.
