India Vs Australia 2nd Test  

It was clearly a selection blunder by Virat Kohli and the team management. However, after the match, he defended his choices, stating that Bhuvneshwar Kumar did not have enough match practice in four-day cricket and hence he preferred Umesh Yadav as he had taken 10 wickets in his previous Test (against West Indies in October)

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who was commentating during the match, said, 'Who knows what they (Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja) are talking about but it does seem pretty animated. There was lots of finger pointing. They were separated on a couple of occasions'

India were off to a forgettable start as both their openers Murali Vijay and KL Rahul were back in the pavilion with just eight runs on the board. Vijay was bowled by Josh Hazlewood for a 12-ball duck while Rahul followed him for just two runs from 17 balls. He too was bowled, by Mitchell Starc. After that, Cheteshwar Pujara (26), captain Virat Kohli (82 not out) and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane (51 not out) ensured that the visitors were in the game

Top-ranked Virat Kohli counterattacked with four boundaries in the first nine balls he faced and forced swing bowler Josh Hazlewood out of the attack. Kohli began by driving the second ball he faced for four off Hazlewood, and in the next over hit three more and made batting look easy on a surface that was producing some disconcerting bounce

Take a look at the top five fastest deliveries bowled in the history of cricket by Indian bowlers. The talk during the ongoing India-Australia 2nd Test in Perth has been all about pace and the green top offered to both sides. Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav are among the top fast bowlers in the world

'We certainly get more excited than nervous looking at lively pitches. We understand that we have a bowling attack that can bowl out the opposition now. I hope no more grass is taken off it. We as a team are pretty happy with that,' said a confident Virat Kohli ahead of the second Test against Australia in Perth

'R Ashwin has a left-sided abdominal strain. He is receiving treatment at the moment. He has been ruled out of the second Test. Rohit Sharma jarred his lower back while fielding in the 1st Test at Adelaide. He is undergoing treatment. He too is ruled out of the second Test,' BCCI said

'Fast bowlers are a precious commodity and they need to be taken care of, like what you do with a racehorse and that's exactly what's happening,' Bharat Arun said, reflecting on reports that Virat Kohli and his wife vacated business class seats for the pacers on their way to Perth