Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah joined hands to construct a remarkable unbeaten 39-run partnership to help India avoid a follow-on on Day 4 of the ongoing India vs Australia 3rd Test at The Gabba in Brisbane. However, what stole the show was Akash’s massive six off Pat Cummins’s bowling right after a boundary to save India from a follow-on. The big shot from the India pacer’s bat left the Indian dressing room awestruck, especially by Virat Kohli.
Bumrah and Akash frustrated the Australian pacers with an unbroken 39-run partnership for the 10th wicket. Their resilient effort allowed India to surpass the follow-on target of 246 on Day 4 of the third IND vs AUS Test as India reached 252/9 by the end of the day.
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On the second ball of the 74th over in the second innings, bowled by Pat Cummins, Akash thick-edged the ball to the boundary ropes for a four and helped India avoid a follow-on. The boundary prompted raucous reactions in the Indian dressing room, with the likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma high-fiving each other.
Watch Indian team members' reactions after India avoided the follow-on:
However, even more dramatic scenes followed as Akash smacked the fourth ball of the same over for a big maximum over deep mid-wicket. Kohli’s animated celebration from the dressing room, which followed the six, quickly went viral on the internet.
Watch Virat Kohli's reaction after Akash Deep's six off Pat Cummins' bowling:
After the six, only one ball was bowled before the play was halted late in the day due to bad light and with more wet weather expected on Wednesday, a draw seems almost certain. After four days of play, India are trailing Australia by 193 runs, with the hosts having set a formidable target of 445 in their first innings.