India caught Australia in a spin web in the first Test in Nagpur and won
the match by an innings and 132 runs. Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin
took eight wickets in the match, including a fifer in the second innings.
The hosts took a commanding first-innings lead of 223 in Nagpur, then
skittled out Australia for 91 in an extended second session to take a 1-0
lead in the four-match series.Steve Smith was left to survey the ruins on 25 after Ashwin, who took
five wickets in the innings and eight in the match, triggered a complete
batting collapse inside a single session.Ahead of the match, there was a lot of talk regarding the nature of the
pitch in Nagpur. There were even accusations by Australian media that the
pitch might have been doctored to suit the Indian spinners. While, there
was no such proof regarding the same, Indian spinners Ashwin and Ravindra
Jadeja, who took seven .
the match by an innings and 132 runs. Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin
took eight wickets in the match, including a fifer in the second innings.
The hosts took a commanding first-innings lead of 223 in Nagpur, then
skittled out Australia for 91 in an extended second session to take a 1-0
lead in the four-match series.Steve Smith was left to survey the ruins on 25 after Ashwin, who took
five wickets in the innings and eight in the match, triggered a complete
batting collapse inside a single session.Ahead of the match, there was a lot of talk regarding the nature of the
pitch in Nagpur. There were even accusations by Australian media that the
pitch might have been doctored to suit the Indian spinners. While, there
was no such proof regarding the same, Indian spinners Ashwin and Ravindra
Jadeja, who took seven .
