拉维·沙斯特里 (Ravi Shastri) 在投球时以夸张的表演抢尽风头，让板球迷们心潮澎湃

备受期待的印度和澳大利亚之间的测试系列赛在周五投球之前就取得了令人难以置信的开局，这得益于传奇人物拉维·沙斯特里 (Ravi Shastri) 令人惊叹的表演。

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.

备受期待的印度和澳大利亚之间的测试系列赛在周五投球之前就取得了令人难以置信的开局，这得益于传奇人物拉维·沙斯特里 (Ravi Shastri) 令人惊叹的表演。

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.

澳大利亚队长帕特·康明斯、他的对手贾斯普里特·布姆拉以及比赛偶像艾伦·博德和苏尼尔·加瓦斯卡与比赛官员聚集在中间进行掷硬币，板球悲剧屏息以待，看看哪一方先击球。

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.

但福克斯体育频道的解说员沙斯特里以充满活力的表演彻底抢尽风头，他以戏剧性的华丽表演介绍了主要球员，网上评论者对他大加赞扬。

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.

这位 62 岁的前印度队长在 Optus 体育场的观众面前发表讲话时，把音量开得几乎不需要麦克风。

‘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.

“我们在西澳大利亚，这是宏伟的珀斯体育场，也是边境加瓦斯卡杯第一场测试赛的场地，”他开始说道。

‘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.

“谈论边境，加瓦斯卡 - 两位冠军在中间，艾伦·边境，桑尼·加瓦斯卡本人 - 非常合适，”他指着系列赛以之命名的人时大声说道。

‘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.

“我们已经准备好了掷球时间 - 帕特·康明斯 (Pat Cummins)、贾斯普里特·布姆拉 (Jasprit Bumrah)、兰詹·马杜加勒 (Ranjan Madugalle) 担任比赛裁判，经过尝试和考验！”他继续说道，将最大的努力留给聚集在三柱门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.

在印度赢得掷硬币并决定击球后，沙斯特里在采访队长时将其降低了几级。

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

板球夏季赛的精彩开幕给观众带来了一场盛宴。

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

一位网友在推特上写道：“我希望拉维·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.

另一位补充道：“有人提取拉维·沙斯特里的抛硬币能量并将其注入我的血管。”

‘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.

“我认为不仅仅是广播公司，几乎所有观看过该节目的人都会陷入分裂。典型的拉维·沙斯特里乐趣，”另一个人插话道。

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过分的精力，写道：“拉维·沙斯特里主持时就像喝了 6 杯咖啡和 4 杯红牛一样”、“拉维·沙斯特里气坏了”以及“印度一定在这里，因为拉维·沙斯特里在对我大喊大叫”再次'。

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

焕然一新的印度将派出两名新秀——全能选手尼蒂什·库马尔·雷迪和速度很快的哈希特·拉纳——参加珀斯的比赛。

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

“我们对我们所做的准备充满信心，所以我们要击球，”布姆拉说。

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

“通常你没有时间准备，WACA（地面）非常相似，弹跳就在那里。”

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

但游客们放弃了明星全能选手拉文德拉·贾德贾（Ravindra Jadeja）和拉维·阿什温（Ravi Ashwin），证实了这一令人震惊的选择决定。

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

Jadeja 在印度上次测试中取得了 10 个三柱门的成绩，并且过去曾折磨过澳大利亚。

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.

去年在印度举行的边境加瓦斯卡奖杯争夺战中，Jadeja 和 Ashwin 带领球队在前两次测试中取得胜利，以 2-1 获胜，并荣获该系列赛的并列最佳球员。

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

罗希特·夏尔马 (Rohit Sharma) 因第二个孩子出生而留在印度，将缺席第一次测试，队长职务由布姆拉 (Bumrah) 接替。

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

这位经验丰富的揭幕战选手预计很快就会抵达澳大利亚，并在阿德莱德参加第二次测试。

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

年轻球星舒布曼·吉尔在训练中拇指受伤也缺席。

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.

经验丰富的配速员穆罕默德·沙米在脚踝严重受伤后仍在印度恢复健康，但他可能会在系列赛后期被召唤。

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

尽管印度队有很多变化，但首次亮相的内森·麦克斯威尼（Nathan McSweeney）是澳大利亚队与三月份的上一次测试相比唯一的变化。

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

前澳大利亚教练达伦·莱曼 (Darren Lehmann) 向麦克斯威尼 (McSweeney) 赠送了他的首个测试帽，麦克斯威尼 (McSweeney) 代表受伤的全能选手卡梅伦·格林 (Cameron Green) 出场。

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

麦克斯威尼成为澳大利亚第 467 名测试板球运动员，也是自 2023 年 2 月左臂旋转运动员马特·库内曼 (Matt Kuhnemann) 在印度首次亮相以来的第一位测试板球运动员。

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.

这位25岁的昆士兰人目前担任南澳大利亚队队长，他将与乌斯曼·哈瓦贾一起首发击球，尽管他从未在谢菲尔德盾级别的比赛中这样做过。

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

澳大利亚：内森·麦克斯威尼、乌斯曼·卡瓦贾、马努斯·拉布沙涅、史蒂夫·史密斯、特拉维斯·海德、米奇·马什、亚历克斯·凯里、帕特·康明斯（队长）、米切尔·斯塔克、内森·里昂、乔什·黑兹尔伍德。

INDIA: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Ja

印度：KL Rahul、Yashasvi Ja