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Australia and India are playing the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Given that the third Test ended in a draw and the series is tied at one, the fourth Test is vital for both teams. India finished Day 2 with 164/5 after Australia batted first and scored 474 runs. On Saturday, the third day of the Boxing Day Test, the McLaren signee was spotted driving the Buggy camera around the MCG in Melbourne.
Over 78,000 people attended the third day of the MCG test. For those who don't know, Oscar Piastri had a fantastic season in Formula One, being the fifth Australian to win a Grand Prix. He drove a McLaren 1-2 in Hungary and then won a second race in Azerbaijan by daringly passing Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in the final laps.
Netizens review Oscar Piastri's visit:
F1 x Cricket always makes me happy. Oscar Piastri at the MCG pic.twitter.com/0j6rTrwtBp
— Gargi Raut (@gargiraut15) December 28, 2024
Oscar Piastri 🤝 Ricky Ponting. pic.twitter.com/HYeF4kZjoT
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 28, 2024
India should also bring other sports Indian players to matches like these
— Kshitij Kulshreshtha (@kshitijkulsh) December 28, 2024
formula 1 SUPERSTAR oscar piastri pic.twitter.com/BnvwnSY2Ej
— ari (@baiegiadahori) December 28, 2024
Kohli or Ponting?
— Mahesh (@mahesh277353) December 28, 2024
What's your take?
Piastri finds the most comfort in supporting the Australian flag, even though he races for the English business McLaren. In a conversation with Fox Cricket, Oscar said, "I do feel like I represent Australia when I’m driving, it’s a really cool opportunity and next year we’ll have Jack Doohan on the grid so it’s great to have another Aussie. Being in a British team it’s good fun there’s a lot of banter when the Ashes are on but it’s really cool to represent the country."
Regarding the match, India had a strong start to Day 3 but lost both Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant when they walked back with scores of 17 and 28, respectively. Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar combined for more than 120 runs for the eighth wicket, saving the side from more difficulties. They even helped India escape the infamous follow-on scare. At the end of the 111th over, they are 34/8 and 12 runs behind after losing the wicket of Washington Sundar from Nathan Lyon's over.
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