Sir Ravindra Jadeja is back with a bang!
While the Nagpur pitch dominated headlines before the start of the first Test, it was Jadeja who stole the limelight on the opening day.
The Indian all-rounder, who was playing his first international match since the Asia Cup last year, bamboozled the Aussies with his sensational bowling performance.
The left-arm spinner picked up his 11th 5-wicket haul in Tests, finishing with figures of 5/47 as the visitors were bowled out for just 177. His 5-fer included key wickets of Marnus Labuschagne & Steve Smith - the top scorers for the visitors in the first innings.
His spin partner, Ravichandran Ashwin, also reached the landmark of 450 wickets in the innings. Ashwin finished with 3/42 to take his Test tally to 452 scalps.
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