拉維·沙斯特里 (Ravi Shastri) 在投球時以誇張的表演搶盡風頭，讓板球迷們心潮澎湃

備受期待的印度和澳洲之間的測試系列賽在周五投球之前就取得了令人難以置信的開局，這得益於傳奇人物拉維·沙斯特里(Ravi Shastri) 令人驚嘆的表演。

The highly anticipated Test series between India and Australia got off to an incredible start before a ball had even been bowled on Friday courtesy of a head-turning performance by the legendary Ravi Shastri.

備受期待的印度和澳洲之間的測試系列賽在周五投球之前就取得了令人難以置信的開局，這得益於傳奇人物拉維·沙斯特里(Ravi Shastri) 令人驚嘆的表演。

Aussie skipper Pat Cummins, his counterpart Jasprit Bumrah, and icons of the game Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar gathered with the match official out in the middle for the coin toss, with cricket tragics waiting with bated breath to see which side would bat first.

澳洲隊長帕特·康明斯、他的對手賈斯普里特·布姆拉以及比賽偶像艾倫·博德和蘇尼爾·加瓦斯卡與比賽官員聚集在中間進行擲硬幣，板球悲劇屏息以待，看看哪一方先擊球。

But Shastri - who is commentating for Fox Sports - completely stole the show with a very energetic performance as he introduced the main players with a theatrical flourish that had commenters singing his praises online.

但福克斯體育頻道的解說員沙斯特里以充滿活力的表演徹底搶盡風頭，他以戲劇性的華麗表演介紹了主要球員，網上評論者對他大加讚揚。

The 62-year-old former Indian skipper turned the volume up so much he almost didn't need a microphone as he launched into his address in front of what appeared to be a very disappointing crowd at Optus Stadium.

這位 62 歲的前印度隊長在 Optus 體育場的觀眾面前發表講話時，把音量開得幾乎不需要麥克風。

‘We're in Western Australia, it's the magnificent Perth stadium and the venue for the first Test match in the Border Gavaskar Trophy,’ he began.

「我們在西澳大利亞，這是宏偉的珀斯體育場，也是邊境加瓦斯卡盃第一場測試賽的場地，」他開始說道。

‘Talk of Border, Gavaskar - two champions out in the centre, Allan Border, Sunny Gavaskar in person - only appropriate,’ he boomed as he pointed to the men the series is named after.

「談論邊境，加瓦斯卡 - 兩位冠軍在中間，艾倫·邊境，桑尼·加瓦斯卡本人 - 非常合適，」他指著系列賽以之命名的人時大聲說道。

‘We're read for toss time - Pat Cummins, Jasprit Bumrah, Ranjan Madugalle the match referee, tried and tested!’ he continued, saving his best effort for the least well-known of those gathered next to the wicket.

「我們已經準備好了擲球時間- 帕特·康明斯(Pat Cummins)、賈斯普里特·布姆拉(Jasprit Bumrah)、蘭詹·馬杜加勒(Ranjan Madugalle) 擔任比賽裁判，經過嘗試和考驗！他繼續說道，將最大的努力留給聚集在三柱門旁的那些最不知名的人。

Shastri then turned it down a few notches as he interviewed the captains after India won the toss and decided to bat.

在印度贏得擲硬幣並決定擊球後，沙斯特里在採訪隊長時將其降低了幾級。

The electric opening to the summer of cricket went over a treat with viewers.

板球夏季賽的精彩開幕為觀眾帶來了一場盛宴。

‘I want Ravi Shastri to announce all my major life events,’ one wrote on Twitter.

一位網友在推特上寫道：“我希望拉維·沙斯特里宣布我人生中所有重大事件。”

‘Someone extract Ravi Shastri's coin toss energy and inject it into my veins,’ added another.

另一位補充說：“有人提取拉維·沙斯特里的拋硬幣能量並將其註入我的血管。”

‘I think it's not just the broadcasters but just about anyone who watched that would have been left in splits. Typical Ravi Shastri fun,’ another chimed in.

「我認為不僅僅是廣播公司，幾乎所有觀看過該節目的人都會陷入分裂。典型的拉維·沙斯特里樂趣，」另一個人插話道。

Others picked up on his over-the-top energy, writing, ‘Ravi Shastri is MCing like he had 6 coffees and 4 Red Bulls’, ‘Ravi Shastri is off chops’ and ‘India must be here because Ravi Shastri is shouting at me again’.

其他人也注意到了他過度的精力，寫道：「拉維·沙斯特里主持時就像喝了6 杯咖啡和4 杯紅牛一樣」、「拉維·沙斯特里氣壞了」以及「印度一定在這裡，因為拉維·沙斯特里在對我大喊大叫」再次'。

A new-look India are unleashing two debutants - allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy and quick Harshit Rana - for the match in Perth.

煥然一新的印度將派出兩名新秀——全能選手尼蒂什·庫馬爾·雷迪和速度很快的哈希特·拉納——參加珀斯的比賽。

‘We're confident of the preparation we've had, so we're going to bat,’ Bumrah said.

「我們對我們所做的準備充滿信心，所以我們要擊球，」布姆拉說。

‘Usually you don't have some time to prepare, and the WACA (Ground) is pretty similar, the bounce is there.’

“通常你沒有時間準備，WACA（地面）非常相似，彈跳就在那裡。”

But the tourists confirmed the shock selection calls by dropping star allrounders Ravindra Jadeja and Ravi Ashwin.

但遊客放棄了明星全能選手拉文德拉·賈德賈（Ravindra Jadeja）和拉維·阿什溫（Ravi Ashwin），證實了這一令人震驚的選擇決定。

Jadeja is coming off a 10-wicket haul in India's last Test and has tormented Australia in the past.

Jadeja 在印度上次測試中取得了 10 個三柱門的成績，並且過去曾折磨過澳大利亞。

In the last battle for the Border-Gavaskar trophy in India last year, Jadeja and Ashwin were crowned joint player of the series as they spun their team to victory in the first two Tests to set up the 2-1 triumph.

去年在印度舉行的邊境加瓦斯卡獎杯爭奪戰中，Jadeja 和 Ashwin 帶領球隊在前兩次測試中取得勝利，以 2-1 獲勝，並榮獲該系列賽的並列最佳球員。

Rohit Sharma will miss the first Test after remaining in India for the birth of his second child, replaced as captain by Bumrah.

羅希特·夏爾馬 (Rohit Sharma) 因第二個孩子出生而留在印度，將缺席第一次測試，隊長職務由布姆拉 (Bumrah) 接替。

The veteran opener is expected to arrive in Australia soon and will be available for the second Test in Adelaide.

這位經驗豐富的揭幕戰選手預計很快就會抵達澳大利亞，並在阿德萊德參加第二次測試。

Young star Shubman Gill is also absent after injuring his thumb at training.

年輕球星舒布曼·吉爾在訓練中拇指受傷也缺席。

Veteran paceman Mohammed Shami is still building his fitness back in India following a serious ankle injury, but he could be called upon later in the series.

經驗豐富的配速員穆罕默德·沙米在腳踝嚴重受傷後仍在印度恢復健康，但他可能會在系列賽後期被召喚。

While there are changes galore with India, debutant Nathan McSweeney is Australia's only change from their previous Test back in March.

儘管印度隊有很多變化，但首次亮相的內森·麥克斯威尼（Nathan McSweeney）是澳大利亞隊與三月份的上一次測試相比唯一的變化。

Former Australia coach Darren Lehmann presented McSweeney, who is in for injured allrounder Cameron Green, with his first Test cap.

前澳洲教練達倫·萊曼(Darren Lehmann) 向麥克斯威尼(McSweeney) 贈送了他的首個測試帽，麥克斯威尼(McSweeney) 代表受傷的全能選手卡梅倫·格林(Cameron Green)出場。

McSweeney becomes Australia's 467th Test cricketer, and the first since left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann debuted in India in February 2023.

麥克斯威尼成為澳洲第 467 名測試板球運動員，也是自 2023 年 2 月左臂旋轉運動員 Matt Kuhnemann 在印度首次亮相以來的第一位測試板球運動員。

The 25-year-old Queenslander, who is currently South Australia's captain, will open the batting with Usman Khawaja despite never having done it at Sheffield Shield level.

這位25歲的昆士蘭人目前擔任南澳大利亞隊隊長，他將與烏斯曼·哈瓦賈一起首發擊球，儘管他從未在謝菲爾德盾級別的比賽中這樣做過。

AUSTRALIA: Nathan McSweeney, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins (capt), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.

澳洲：內森麥克斯威尼、烏斯曼卡瓦賈、馬努斯拉布沙涅、史蒂夫史密斯、崔維斯海德、米奇馬許、亞歷克斯凱裡、派特·康明斯（隊長）、米切爾·斯塔克、內森·里昂、喬許·黑茲爾伍德。

INDIA: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Ja

印度：KL Rahul、Yashasvi Ja