India coach Gautam Gambhir returns mid-tour for personal reasons

India coach Gautam Gambhir has flown home from Australia for personal reasons but will rejoin the team in time for the second Test in Adelaide next week a source told AFP on Tuesday The tourists under standin skipper Jasprit Bumrah won the first Test in Perth by 295 runs on Monday to lead the fivematch series 10 India play a twoday tour match this weekend and Gambhir will miss the game in Canberra against a Prime Ministers XI He has left Australia but will be back soon before the second Test the Indian cricket source said The second Test a daynight match begins December 6 India skipper Rohit Sharma will be back for the pinkball Test after he missed the opening match due to the birth of his second childThe big Perth win was a stunning turnaround for an Indian team that arrived in Australia on the back of a humiliating 30 home series defeat to New ZealandMeanwhile fans turned out in record numbers at Perth Stadium for the highly anticipated BorderGavaskar Trophy series opener with the single highest attendance for a day of Test cricket in Perth recorded on days one and two The Perth Test attendance saw a remarkable 6337 increase yearonyear Additionally average viewing audiences were up by 3037 yearonyear reflecting the immense interest in the match according to the data provided by Cricket AustraliaIn the first Test match of the BorderGavaskar Trophy India won the toss and opted to bat first However they were dismissed for just 150 runs with Nitish Kumar Reddy 41 off 59 balls six fours and a six and Rishabh Pant 37 off 78 balls three fours and a six playing crucial knocks and adding a vital 48run partnership for the sixth wicketAlso ReadWill Rohit Sharma make way for KL Rahul at the top in AdelaideJosh Hazlewood 429 was the standout bowler for Australia with Pat Cummins Mitchell Marsh and Mitchell Starc claiming two wickets each Australias reply was even worse as they were reduced to 799 before Mitchell Starc 26 and Alex Carey 21 took the total to 104 giving India a slender lead of 46 runsBumrah starred for India with figures of 530 in 18 overs while debutant Harshit Rana impressed with 348In their second innings India amassed a massive lead KL Rahul 77 off 176 balls five fours and Yashasvi Jaiswal 161 off 297 balls 15 fours and three sixes put up a 201run opening partnership Despite losing quick wickets an unbeaten 100 by Virat Kohli 143 balls eight fours and two sixes supported by Washington Sundar 29 off 94 balls one six and Nitish Kumar Reddy 38 off 27 balls three fours and two sixes propelled India to 4876 declared setting Australia a daunting target of 534 runsNathan Lyon 296 was the best bowler for Australia with Cummins Starc and Hazlewood taking one wicket eachAt stumps on Day 3 Australia were 123 with Bumrah taking two wickets and Mohammed Siraj one On Day 4 despite valiant efforts from Travis Head 89 off 101 balls eight fours and Mitchell Marsh 47 off 67 balls three fours and two sixes Australia were bowled out for 238 giving India a resounding 295run victoryBumrah 342 and Siraj 351 led the bowling in the second innings while Washington Sundar took two wickets and Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana picked one eachWith agency inputs