ndia put together their second highest team total on Australian soil, piling up 622/7 declared on the second day of the match.
VVS Laxman also said that he was surprised to see India's choice of the new opening pair, while adding that the team management should have backed Murali Vijay.
Cheteshwar Pujara (68*) and Virat Kohli (47*) stitched an unbeaten 92-run stand to take India to 215/2 at stumps after debutant Mayank Agarwal's brilliant 76 on Day 1.
A win at MCG will boost either side's chances of securing a rare series victory.
Prasad wanted to set the record straight on the eve of the Boxing Day Test, which will feature the Saurashtra all-rounder.
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While Mayank Agarwal has been rewarded for his consistent show at the India A level, Prasad admitted that one needs to ponder on future of Rahul and Vijay after their consistent failures.
Sanjay Manjrekar suggested that India could open with Hanuma Vihari instead as every time he has batted he has looked more a No. 1, 2 or 3 batsman.
Day 3 saw plenty of action as Kohli notched up his 25th Test ton, Lyon picking another fifer and Australia extending their lead to 175 after bundling put the visitors for 283.
Vihari said that the Indian batting line-up will have to be disciplined and patient in similarly difficult conditions on day two.
A 112-run opening stand between Marcus Harris (70) and Aaron Finch (50) vindicated their decision to bat on green top before Indian bowlers made a decent recovery.
Hanuma Vihari and Ishant Sharma were the picks of the bowlers for India by taking two wickets each on the first Day of Perth Test.
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.
Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv Patel and Mayank Agarwal hit fifties as India A ended day one of the first unofficial Test versus New Zealand A at Mount Maunganui.
Vihari made a gritty 56 on Test debut in England but did not make the eleven for the two home games against the West Indies despite being in the squad.
Mohammed Siraj, who was released from the Indian squad after he couldn't find places in the Test squad against West Indies, made an impact with three wickets.
In an Exclusive interview with IndiaTV, all-rounder Vihari discusses what it was like scoring a Test fifty on his debut, against a team like England in their yard.
Debutant Hanuma Vihari scored his maiden Test fifty on Day 3 of the 5th Test, and also put on a vital 77-run partnership with Ravindra Jadeja (86 not out) to help India post 292 in their first innings.
His innings contained 11 fours and a mighty straight six of the bowling of English pace spearhead James Anderson.
Stuart Broad and Sam Curran removed India's openers, then James Anderson and Ben Stokes tore through the middle order with two wickets each.
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