India vs Australia, 1st Test: As it happened on Day 2
Team India will resume on 250 for 9 on Day 2 of the ongoing first Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.
Team India will resume on 250 for 9 on Day 2 of the ongoing first Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.
Cheteshwar Pujara rose to the occasion with a maiden century in Australia, his 16th overall, pulling India out of a deep hole after the visitors got reduced to 127 for six in the 50th over.
India vs Australia, 1st Test: Full commentary & scorecard
Pujara showed the same grit and gumption that is typical of him en route a 246-ball 123 and also notched up 5,000 Test runs.
It took a brilliant direct from Pat Cummins to remove him on what happened to be the final ball of an absorbing day one of the four-Test series.
Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat in ideal conditions but the top-order once again failed to apply themselves against the potent pace trio of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Cummins.
The likes of KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma threw away their wickets by making an atrocious choice of shot and that made a massive difference in the score at stumps of Day 1. Had Pujara not stepped up, the Indians still wouldn't be batting on Day 2 at the Adelaide Oval.
India vs Australia:
Australia XI: Aaron Finch, Marcus Harris, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Tim Paine (c/wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
India's squad: Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami