
Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir provided a confident start to the Indian essay with both the batsmen showing no signs of nerve as they attacked the Australian pacers. Both were quick to punish the loose balls and ensured that no scoring opportunity was missed.
Sehwag, expectedly, was the more belligerent of the two batsmen with some crisp shots on both sides of the wicket, prompting the visitors to spread out the field.