IND vs AUS BGT: Amitabh Bachchan congratulates Team India for Perth Test win, says, ‘Despite bias commentary…’

IND vs AUS BGT: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has extended his congratulations to Team India for their impressive victory over Australia in the opening match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Perth’s Optus Stadium. India staged a stunning comeback from a series whitewash against New Zealand at home, defeating Australia by 295 runs at Perth despite being bowled out for a mere 150 runs in their first innings.

Taking to Tumblr blog, the senior Bachchan wrote, “Bias commentary के बावजूद, ठोक दिया Australia को cricket में (Despite the bias in commentary, Team India thrashed Australia in cricket)."

In the same post, he also congratulated the Jaipur Pink Panthers which is owned by his son Abhishek Bachchan, for their victory against Puneri Paltan at the Pro Kabaddi League Season 11. “Jaipur Pink Panthers ने हरा दिया Puneri Paltan को, जो की एक बहुत ही, एक बहुत ही सक्षम और ज़ोरदार Team टीम है पुणे की (The Jaipur Pink Panthers defeated Puneri Paltan, a very capable and formidable Pune team)."

IND vs AUS 1st Test highlights

In the match, India won the toss and opted to bat first. However, they were dismissed for just 150 runs, with Nitish Kumar Reddy (41 off 59 balls, six fours and a six) and Rishabh Pant (37 off 78 balls, three fours and a six) playing crucial knocks and adding a vital 48-run partnership for the sixth wicket. Indian pace trio, featuring Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Harshit Rana, upped the ante, which left Australian batters rattled.

After India took a vital 46-run lead in the first innings, KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli turned Perth into a batting paradise.

They effortlessly hammered runs at their convenience, which made Australia wear out. Rahul struck 77, Jaiswal blazed his way to 161, and Kohli ended his 16-inning Test century drought with an unbeaten 100. India declared on 487/6, setting a mammoth total of 534 for Australia to chase for victory.

Eventually, it turned out to be a job that was too much for Australia's destructive batters. Apart from Travis Head's (89) and Mitchell Marsh's (47) contributions, the rest of Australia's unit fell flat and endured a 295-run defeat, their biggest against India on their turf. Stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah was named 'Player of the Match' for his eight wickets in the game. 

Australia captain Pat Cummins admitted the massive 295-run defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener against India was "fairly disappointing" and it was just one of those games where a lot of things didn't go right for them.

"Fairly disappointing. We thought our prep leading into it was good. Everyone was firing. It's just one of those games.. not much went right. It is what it is. After a loss, you want to get back on the horse pretty quickly. But we'll take a couple of days rest and get into Adelaide," Cummins said in the post-match presentation.

(With inputs from ANI)