Watch: Jasprit Bumrah and Marnus Labuschagne engage in playful banter in Adelaide

On the pitch, Jasprit Bumrah and an opposing hitter are rarely seen joking around. However, the Adelaide pink-ball Test’s opening day was different. In the second innings, all eyes were on the Indian pacer as the visitors were bowled out for 180 runs and needed some quick wickets early to put pressure on Australia. Usman Khawaja was taken out by Bumrah, who also had some success.

Nevertheless, the pair between opener Nathan McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne was unbreakable by the Indian bowlers after that.

In the meantime, Jasprit Bumrah and Labuschagne were observed joking around during the day’s last practice.

Bumrah bowled a full delivery near Labuchagne on one of the deliveries, which the batter defended. After gathering the ball, the 31-year-old gestured to toss it to the stumps. However, Labuschagne did not back down and encouraged Bumrah to try. The pacer smiled as he returned to his mark without throwing the ball.

Later, the ball did not make contact with the bat, but Labuschagne nearly gave the pacer an edge. A smiling, energetic Bumrah was spotted jogging in the batter’s direction. “Good delivery” was the reply that Labuschagne gave, grinning as well.

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Speaking of the action, Australia was 94 runs down at the close of the day’s play with a score of 86/1. After a bad showing in Perth, they will be pleased with the performance. In order to put pressure on the Rohit Sharma-led team, the hosts will try to seize the lead in the first innings.