IND vs AUS: Todd Murphy five-fer – Todd Murphy had a fantastic Test debut as he took five wickets against India on a spin-friendly Nagpur pitch. The off-spinner rocked the India middle order with wickets of KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravi Ashwin, Virat Kohli, and Srikar Bharat. Among the India batter, only Rohit Sharma dominated Murphy. Rest all of the batters were out trying to attack or play cautiously. Nonetheless, the young off-spinner had a memorable outing with the ball in hand and did not allow India to take a heavy lead. Follow India vs Australia Live Updates with InsideSport.IN
Murphy’s five for 68 were the eight-ever best figures registered by an Australian player on debut. Murphy is the third spinner on the list and joins Nathan Lyon and Jason Krejza. The latter leads the list with 8-215 in the Nagpur surface.
IND vs AUS: IND vs AUS: Rookie Todd Murphy spins his web in Nagpur, Debutant runs through India batting order for maiden 5-wicket haul – Watch Highlights
IND vs AUS: Todd Murphy vindicates faith shown by Pat Cummins with a stupendous show, off-spinner overshadows Nathan Lyon
Before the first Test, skipper Cummins said in a press conference that Murphy will be the one who can trouble the India batters with his variations. The Victoria spinner was selected for that particular reason during the India series. In the very first Test, Murphy overshadowed seasoned pro Nathan Lyon by bowling stump to stump.
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While Lyon could only pick up one wicket, Like Jadeja, Murphy kept bowling in the same spot and reaped rich rewards. A few of the Indian batters like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Pujara were guilty of gifting the wickets to the rookie spinner. If not for Rohit Sharam’s sublime hundred things would have got nastier for India.
IND vs AUS: IND vs AUS: Rookie Todd Murphy spins his web in Nagpur, Debutant runs through India batting order for maiden 5-wicket haul – Watch Highlights
