India star batter Virat Kohli was provided with a massive lifeline on the first day of the Sydney Test. After choosing to bat first, India didn’t have a good start at all as KL Rahul was sent back to the dugout in the fifth over before Yashasvi Jaiswal got dismissed 2 overs later leaving the visitors on 17\/2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After their dismissals, Kohli joined hands with\u00a0Shubman Gill, where he survived a close call on the very first delivery that he faced.\u00a0Australia pacer Scott Boland almost dismissed Kohli when the batter ended up edging the delivery towards the slips. Steve Smith, who was standing on second slip, grabbed the ball and tossed it upwards as\u00a0Marnus Labuschagne\u00a0took the catch.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Australians had already started celebrating, however the on-field umpire handed the decision over to the third umpire. It was then revealed that the ball had touched the ground before Smith was able to pass it to Labuschagne. Hence, Kohli got an important lifeline on the very first ball that he faced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The drama did not end over here. After the completion of the over, both Kohli and Smith were seen exchanging some words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n