India vs Australia 4th Test Day 3: Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja frustrate Aussie bowling attack
Indian batsmen toiled with Australian bowling line-up as they were made to bowl 167.2 overs, with India crossing the 600-run mark.
India entered the Day 2 of the 4th Test against Australia on Friday with 304/4 on the board. Cheteshwar Pujara and Hanuma Vihari faced the heat early on but ensured India do not lose early wickets. Vihari departed for 42 eventully after a controversial DRS call but it did little to deter Cheteshwar Pujara. (Source: AP)
Cheteshwar Pujara went on to stitch another partnership with Rishabh Pant. He crossed the 150-run mark and toiled with the Aussie bowling attack. (Source: Reuters)
Unfortunately for India, Cheteshwar Pujara failed to struck his 4th Test double hundred after he was caught and bowled by Nathan Lyon for 193. He went back to the hut amid a standing ovation from the SCG crowd. (Source: AP)
Then, it was the Rishabh Pant show. The 21-year-old started scoring at a quick pace and went on to become the first Indian wicketkeeper to score a ton in Australia.(Source: AP)
With Ravindra Jadeja on the other end, India frustrated Australia's bowling attack as they were made to use 7 different bowlers to try and get a wicket out of somewhere. (Source: AP)
Ravindra Jadeja scored a quick fire fifty in 67 balls and helped India in crossing the 600-run mark. (Source: AP)
Both Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant added 204 runs together before the former was dismissed by Nathan Lyon for 81. It was the highest 7th wicket stand by any pair in Australia. (Source: BCCI/Twitter)
Immediately after Rishabh Pant's dismissal, skipper Virat Kohli called for declaration with India having 622/7 on the board. Rishabh Pant remained unbeaten on 159*, the highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper in away Tests. (Source: AP)
India finished strong on Day 2 with Australia reaching 24/0 at Stumps, still trailing by 598 runs.
