Journalism of Courage
Virat Kohli was all over MCG on Day 3 and Day 4. He made sure he features early on Day 5 as he sent back Shaun Marsh to the pavillion a run short of his century. Australia declared following his departure. (Source: AP)
India came out to bat with a huge challenge in their hands. India needed to survive 70 odd overs to save the day and the match. (Source: AP)
India were off to a bad start as Dhawan again disappointed, while Murali Vijay was trapped in front by Hazlewood. (Source: AP)
Johnson fetched India's 3rd wicket by removing debutant KL Rahul cheaply. (Source: AP)
Virat Kohli again rescued India, this time with a solid half-century. (Source: AP)
India were down in the dumps at 5/2 when Kohli walked in. And again he started the repair work with Rahane with a 85-run partnership. (Source: AP)
Cheteshwar Pujara was demoted down the order but the move didn't helped India's cause. He got out to a beautiful off- cutter from Johnson. (Source: AP)
Ajinkya Rahane too dropped down his anchor as per the requirement. He, however, lost his cool and threw away his wicket with a mistimed pull shot off Hazlewood. (Source: AP)
Ravi Ashwin and MS Dhoni held fort as Australia threatened to run away with a 3rd consecutive victory at MCG.
Moments after the game finished, MS Dhoni announced his retirement. Now Virat Kohli will take charge at Sydney. (Source: AP)
