Former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja lavished huge praise on Rohit Sharma and claimed that he has put the seeds of fear in Pat Cummins' head with his batting in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy, in Nagpur.

IND vs AUS, 1st Test: Rohit Sharma has sown the seeds of fear in Pat Cummins' head, feels Ajay Jadeja

Rohit Sharma-led India lost the toss in the Nagpur Test, of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, on Thursday (February 09) but got two early breakthroughs after Australia came out to bat.

WATCH: Rahul Dravid all fired up after Rohit Sharma & Co. get early breakthrough in Nagpur Test

It has been Ravindra Jadeja's show on Day 1 of the India-Australia Nagpur Test on Thursday (February 09). After Rohit Sharma & Co. lost the toss and were asked to ball first, the hosts soon reduced Pat Cummins-led Aussies to 2/2 before they recovered and were 109 for 4.

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The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2022/23 edition commenced on Thursday morning (February 09) in Nagpur with Pat Cummins & Co. opting to bat first. However, Rohit Sharma-led India got off to a dream start as the pace duo -- Md Siraj and Md Shami -- struck early to reduce the tourists to 2/2.

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