Opener leaves the field shortly before lunch due to illness, immediately after David Warner's dismissal
Renshaw retires after Warner departs
Australia opener Matthew Renshaw was forced to retire due to an upset stomach on the cusp of lunch on the opening morning of the first Test against India in Pune.
Renshaw dashed off the field at the loss of the first wicket, that of David Warner bowled for 38 to end a strong first-wicket stand of 82.
Day One: Australia v India, First Test
Renshaw, who retired when on 36 from 89 balls with four fours and a six, later resumed his innings and posted a vital half-century.
Shaun Marsh, the tourists’ second-drop, was forced to race out to the crease when Renshaw departed. Marsh joined No.3 and captain Steve Smith, who himself had just walked to the middle following Warner's dismissal.
It meant Australia had two completely new batsmen at the crease to negotiate the final stages before the luncheon interval. But Smith and Marsh did so without incident, the tourists moving to 1-84 after electing to bat first.
"What is going on here? He's retiring ill," former Test skipper Michael Clarke said on Star Sports commentary after watching the unusual situation unfold.
"There's only 15 minutes to lunch. I can't believe Renshaw's retiring. He must be extremely sick with a stomach bug and has to go to the bathroom.
"This is unbelievable for Australia.
"Steve Smith didn't know what was going on. He walked onto the field after the dismissal of David Warner and his partner walked straight past him."
Playing in his first overseas Test, Renshaw handled the foreign conditions and hostile Indian spin attack with aplomb in the morning session and then again when he returned following the dismissal of Peter Handscomb.
While he played and missed early, the lanky left-hander soon found his rhythm at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, which is hosting its first Test match.
He struck seven boundaries in his half-century, the first of which came from the first ball of the match via an outside edge to the third man rope.
Described as an "eight day pitch" by former Australia leggie Shane Warne, the Pune wicket spun big from ball one, but Renshaw and Warner survived the early onslaught.
The Queenslander looked unfazed against the might of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja – the world’s top-two Test bowlers – hitting the latter for a commanding six over long-on.