Watch: 'Fired-up' Pat Cummins shows his dance steps after removing Rohit Sharma at Gabba

Australia's captain Pat Cummins was all fired up after getting the wicket of his Indian counterpart Rohit Sharma on the fourth day of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Gabba, Brisbane.

Cummins bowled a wobble seam ball on the fifth stump, which moved away a bit after pitching. Rohit looked to drive the ball through mid-off with not much footwork and as a result, edged the ball to the wicketkeeper Alex Carey for a simple catch.

After dismissing Rohit, Pat Cummins celebrated in an unusual manner with a dance as his teammates mobbed him. Usually, the Australian captain is a calm cricketer not known for such celebrations. But he was pleased after picking up Australia's first wicket of the day.#

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Watch: Fired-up Pat Cummins shows his dance steps after removing Rohit Sharma

Pat Cummins is that fired up after getting Rohit Sharma!#AUSvIND | #OhWhatAFeeling | @Toyota_Aus pic.twitter.com/dZImJlva2I

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 17, 2024

The conditions were humid during the start of the day's play which made the Australian bowlers toil hard. Cummins was finally rewarded for his resilience as he got the big wicket early on Day 4.

Rohit Sharma's poor form continues

Rohit was dismissed for just 10 off 27 balls. He didn't look at his best and it was only a matter of time before he lost his wicket. His wicket left India reeling at 74-5 with more than 150 runs still needed to avoid the follow-on.

Rohit Sharma has been going through poor batting form recently. The Indian captain has struggled for runs right from the start of India's home Test season. He failed miserably in both the Test series against Bangladesh and New Zealand played at home.

Rohit missed the first Test at Perth due to the birth of his second child. However, he was back in Adelaide for the second Test match but registered two poor scores. He batted in the middle order after giving up his opening spot to KL Rahul, who was impressive in Perth.

The Indian skipper scored 3 and 6 across both the innings in Adelaide. The pressure is increasing on the Indian captain to score runs as has not looked confident at the crease. He was dismissed by Pat Cummins in Adelaide as well.

Apart from Rohit Sharma's batting, his captaincy is under the scanner as well. Some of his decisions have been criticized by the experts and former cricketers. In the first Test when Rohit was absent, Jasprit Bumrah led the team to a historic win which put more pressure on Rohit to perform.

Australia in a strong position

Meanwhile, Australia have tightened its grip on the game through some brilliant performances with both bat and ball. The hosts scored 445 in the first innings on the back of excellent hundreds from Steve Smith and Travis Head.

Australian bowlers then put on a magnificent display with the ball to put India right on the back foot. The Men in Blue are currently struggling to avoid the follow-on as Australia look for a win.