Australia’s star batter of a generation Steve Smith fell just short of an illustrious career milestone and a Jasprit Bumrah-led India took the advantage on the second day of the fifth and final test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

IND vs AUS Live Score: Sam Konstas riled up Jasprit Bumrah with two balls to go and Usman Khawaja had to pay the price as he was snared up in the cordon with Rahul taking the catch at second slip

By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) -India dropped skipper Rohit Sharma but their batting woes continued as they crawled to 107 for four at tea on the first day of the fifth and final test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.

Rohit Sharma may have played his final Test match after India coach Gautam Gambhir refused to confirm whether his captain would play in the final game of the series against Australia in Sydney. The home side sealed a thrilling 184-run victory at Melbourne Cricket Ground to take a 2-1 series lead after a superb bowling performance in the evening

Rohit Sharma has struggled massively in the ongoing five-match Test series and scored 31 runs in three matches. While, Bumrah is the leading wicket-taker of the series so far, with 30 scalps in four matches at an average of 12.