Cheteshwar Pujara scored 123 off 246 balls to bail India out of trouble and help the visitors post 250/9 at the end of the first day's play in Adelaide.
Pujara showed the same grit and gumption that is typical of him en route a 246-ball 123 that kept India in the game after being reduced to 127 for six in the 50th over.
India were in danger of being bowled out cheaply after reckless batting in the opening two sessions, but Pujara scored 123 runs as India reached stumps at 250 for 9.
Cheteshwar Pujara scored his 16th Test ton before falling for 123 off 246 balls at the Adelaide Oval in the first Test versus Australia.
It will be surely a series to watch out for before the 2019 ICC World Cup and both teams will give their all to achieve the glory and the journey will start from Adelaide Oval.
The 30-year-old batsman said that injury to their pacers is not a big concern for the team as they have now got the sufficient bench strength.
R Ashwin struggled against Cricket Australia XI in the tour game and has taken 21 wickets at an average of 54.71 in six previous Tests in Australia.
Prithvi Shaw, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari and Cheteshwar Pujara struck fifties as India scored 358 on Day 2 of the tour game versus Cricket Australia XI.
Ahead of another season, it would be too early to speculate if there will be a first-time winner of Ranji Trophy.
The West Indies handed a big setback even before toss with the last-minute withdrawal of captain Jason Holder, looked ordinary at best on the field.
The Vijay Hazare Trophy will be played in New Delhi where last year's runners-up Saurashtra will play their first match against Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA).
There are very high chances that KL Rahul will sit out at the Oval Test as visitors will like to experiment with young players like Prithvi Shaw or Hanuma Vihari.
Chasing a tricky target of 245, India were bowled out for a paltry 184 on the fourth day on a pitch where survival wasn't a problem.
In contrast to Moeen Ali's five-wicket haul, Ashwin struggled to get going on Saturday and finished with 1-78 in 35 overs despite his good bowling form earlier in the series.
Pujara's innings and his last-wicket stand of 46 runs with Jasprit Bumrah (6) have virtually made the encounter at Rose Bowl a game of second innings.
Cheteshwar Pujara scored 72 runs and added 113 runs with skipper Virat Kohli as India piled on 352/7 (decl) and set an imposing 521-run target for England to win the third Test.
Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli led India's charge and took them to 124/2 at stumps, with a lead of 292 runs on the second day of the third Test at Trent Bridge.
Anderson took his 27th Test five-wicket haul, picking 5/20, as India were bowled out for 107 runs with rain intervening thrice during this innings.
Former fast bowler Ashish Nehra also echoed with Gavaskar's thoughts and said that Dhawan should get a long rope. Dhawan was dropped as Cheteshwar Puajara was brought in for the 2nd Test.
Dropping Cheteshwar Pujara from the 1st Test in Birmingham brought Kohli plenty of flak and with them losing the match, the onslaught turned worse.
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