Rohit Sharma and his wife Ritika Sajdeh welcomed their second child last week, a baby boy.

Australia failed to take a single wicket in the final two sessions of Day 2, as Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul stitched a 172-run unbeaten partnership.

India dominated Day 2 to put themselves in the driving seat for a win in the first Test against Australia.

Irfan Pathan had a hilarious take on the way the Perth Test strip changed in just two days of play during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener between India and Australia

Jaiswal became the batter to hit the most sixes in Test cricket in a single calendar year.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul played sensible cricket, with some able assistance from Australia's sub-par fielding, and took India to a 150-plus total.

Sunil Gavaskar, in a video, has quashed the article as being a fake one and demanded apology

India's A-lister Jasprit Bumrah has earned a place among the best of all time on the back of his flamboyant performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener in Perth against Australia

Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh believes with a strong batting display in the second innings, India can stamp their authority against Australia with a victory in Perth

Harshit Rana's meteoric rise might come as a surprise to many but not his coach in his formative years, NS Negi, who has seen the strapping youngster mature into a pacer with the "potential to become a multi-format bowler for India".

After the last-wicket stand was broken India were relieved. In the stands, Anushka Sharma and Sanjana Ganesan heaved a sign of relief. Their reaction has gone viral.

Australia fell to a historic low after India's pace blitz left the hosts tottering on Day 2 of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener in Perth.

Jasprit Bumrah got crucial wickets of Nathan McSweeney, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Alex Carey and skipper Pat Cummins

Jasprit Bumrah deservedly got his 11th five-wicket haul while debutant Harshit Rana bowled a fiery opening spell as Australia were bowled out for 104

Rahul Dravid could not stop but halt the preparation during Day 1 of the 1st India vs Australia Test

Harshit Rana bowled full tilt generating bounce from the Perth track. In fact, he went on to give the Australia a taste of his bounce barrage.

India vs Australia Highlights: India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal now holds the world record for the most sixes in Test cricket in a calendar year.

Virat Kohli managed just five runs before fending off a climbing Josh Hazlewood delivery to Usman Khawaja at slip.