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Rahane, who is captaining the Indian team in the second, third and fourth Tests of the series in the absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli, scored a masterful 104 off 200 balls.
After finishing at an intimidating position on Day 2, Rahane's men will be eyeing to mount a healthy lead over the hosts.
Rahane was unbeaten on 104 while all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was with him at the crease on 40 as the two built a century stand for the sixth wicket.
Starc became the ninth Australian to reach the landmark when he dismissed Rishabh Pant on the second day of the Boxing Day Test.
India ended the day on 277/5, and lead Australia by 82 runs. Captain Ajinkya Rahane is unbeaten on 104 with Ravindra Jadeja who is on 40. The pair have put up 104 runs for the sixth wicket.
On the second day of Boxing Day clash, Rahane flaunted his textbook technique to become the 10th Indian captain to score a centuy in Test cricket history.
Rahane was unbeaten on 104 at the draw of stumps.
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Replays suggested that Paine's bat was on the line but the third umpire Paul Wilson went in the Australian skipper's favour.
Gill hit five fours in a well-paced second wicket partnership with Cheteshwar Pujara as the pair helped India get over the early dismissal of Mayank Agarwal.
Warner had limped off the field during the second ODI between Australia and India in Sydney.
26-year-old Siraj lost his father Mohammed Ghaus, on November 20, around a week after the Indian team landed in Australia.
Siraj, last month, had lost his father when he was training in Australia. He would have missed the Melbourne Test had he returned home in Hyderabad.
Rahane is leading the side in the absence of regular captain Virat Kohli, who is on paternity leave.
Visitors India trail 0-1 in the series after going down by eight wickets in the opening Day-Night Test in Adelaide.
Rahane's move to bring in Ravichandran Ashwin paid off as the experienced tweaker registered figures of 35/3 to pile on the misery on the hosts.
The Indian bowling unit, led by Jasprit Bumrah, bundled out the hosts for a modest total of 195 in the first innings.
India had faced a humiliating eight-wicket loss in the first Test at the Adelaide Oval - a match which saw them getting bundled out for mere 36 - team's lowest total in history of Test cricket.
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