5th Test Live: Pant Survives Close Caught Behind Chance; Lyon Drops Jadeja

India vs Australia 5th Test Day 1 Live Updates: Having gone four down, India's hopes of avoiding a collapse firmly remain on Rishabh Pant's shoulders. Pant survived a close caught behind chance with the ball just falling short of third slip. This comes after India suffered a big Virat Kohli blow on Day 1 of the 5th Test against Australia in Sydney. Earlier, India lost Shubman Gill on the final delivery before the end of the first session while KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal departed not long after the start of play on Friday. Scott Boland, with two wickets, emerged as the pick of the bowlers so far on Day 1 while Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon bagged one wicket each. India's full-time captain Rohit Sharma opted out of the 5th and final Test against Australia as stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah decided to bat first in Sydney on Friday. (Live Scorecard)

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