Journalism of Courage
India was off to flyer with Shikhar Dhawan leading the charge slamming three boundaries to Mitchell Johnson. (Source: AP)
While Dhawan sent the bowlers on the leather hunt, Vijay looked solid as he rocked back and tackled the short-balls with ease. (Source: AP)
Clarke kept on making changes with his bowling as he tried pace from the one end and spin from the other. (Source: AP)
Mitchell Johnson finally provided the breakthrough as he dismissed Murali Vijay who till then looked flawless. (Source: AP)
Just before lunch, Virat Kohli was hit by a short ball from Mitchell Johnson. Aussies were surprisingly quick to react after what had happened to Phillip Hughes as they rushed to check for the right-hander's well-being. (Source: AP)
Cheteshwar Pujara, coming at one-down position, took over where Vijay left. Driving and defending at times as per the team's requirement. (Source: AP)
But despite all the hardwork, Pujara couldn't make his maiden Test century in Australia as he was castled by Lyon for 73. (Source: AP)
Post lunch, Nathan Lyon took over from the likes of Johnson. He extracted turn and bounce from the same wicket where Indian spinners were belted. (Source: AP)
Take that: says a fiery Virat Kphli, who scored his second ton in Australia when he whipped a delivery to mid wicket. He is the third Indian batsman to score a century on captaincy debut. (Source: AP)
Captain Kohli who looked in good touch too was bamboozled by the outside off stump line of Nathan Lyon. (Source: AP)
Kohli was beaten for pace from a Johnson short ball and got it off the high end of the bat, the ball carried to Ryan Harris who took a good diving catch. (Source: AP)
Many commentators and experts felt Kohli, who looked in great touch, could have gone on to make a bigger score for India. (Source: AP)
Rohit Sharma who is still in hot form from his 264 against the Sri Lankans holds the key tomorrow, along with Saha Indian fans would hope they guide India to a respectable lead. (Source: AP)
Johnson didn't hold back from bowling bouncers and peppered Saha with some quick short stuff in his last over. (Source: AP)
