For once in this series, the ball did not fizz and turn before lunch and neither did it keep low or stick in the surface. With the ball wobbling about a bit, it was crucial that the wicketkeeper brought his A-game to the fore, but in the early passage of play KS Bharat failed to do that. Perhaps overawed by the sense of the occasion and sheer size of the stadium — even if it was nowhere near close to full — Bharat put down a sitter offered by Travis Head off the bowling of Umesh Yadav.
