'It's a tough lesson': Justin Langer advises Yashasvi Jaiswal as Mitchell Starc has the 'last laugh' following 'too slow' comment

Yashasvi Jaiswal's promising innings came to an abrupt end with a first-ball duck in the pink-ball Test in Adelaide on Friday. Opting to bat first, India faced an early setback as Jaiswal, facing Mitchell Starc, failed to read the late swing and was dismissed leg before wicket. This marked the third time Starc has taken a wicket off the first ball of an innings in a Test match, with the dangerous Jaiswal being his latest victim. It was a stark contrast to Jaiswal's previous performance in Perth, where he had scored a brilliant 161.

There is an interesting sub-plot to this dismissal, though. Starc was fired up after removing Jaiswal and justifiably so; in the previous Test, the Indian batter had sledged Starc, calling him “slow” as he faced him during the century knock. Eventually, as Starc dismissed the young opener on Friday, many reminded Jaiswal of his sledge on social media, and former Australia opener Justin Langer also reacted to the incident.

Speaking to Star Sports, Langer said that one of the “bitter” lessons he learnt is that the bowlers always “get the last laugh.”

“One thing I've learnt at a very young age (is that) bowlers always get the last laugh. Eventually, you're going to get out,” Langer said.

“Yeah, you might have a bit of banter with the bowler, but bowlers always get the last laugh. It's a bitter lesson I've learnt early, and Mitchell Starc got the last laugh here.”

Despite the early setback, India were on course of a rebuild, thanks to KL Rahul and Shubman Gill's 69-run partnership for the second wicket. However, Rahul's dismissal trigger another batting collapse, as India lost their next three wickets within just 18 runs.

Virat Kohli, also a centurion from the previous Test, fell to Starc, too, as he edged a delivery outside the off-stump for an easy catch at slips. Indian captain Rohit Sharma, meanwhile, failed on his return to the XI as a middle-order batter, as he was trapped plumb against Scott Boland for just 3 off 23 deliveries.