The 23-year-old Root (104 not out) added 104 for the third wicket with James Taylor (68).
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been ruled out of the first two Tests with an injured ankle.
All the statistical highlights from Day 3 of the first Test between India and Australia in Adelaide.
At the end of play, India still trail Australia by 148 runs, with two days remaining in the match.
While Rahane missed on a hundred, Kohli, with the way he was batting, missed a chance of a possible double.
Johnson was off his best and was punished by India's batsmen, particularly by Kohli.
Nathan Lyon was impressive with his consistent line and length which kept the Indian batsmen guessing.
When Dhawan and Vijay walked out to bat this morning, it was a clear sky and an absolute belter of a track to bat on.
Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez led Barcelona's charge against the Paris-based giants.
Goals from Nasri and Zabaleta completed City's mission impossible as they qualified for the knockouts.
BCCI counsel CA Sundaram opposed it raising the question of the board’s autonomy as a private society.
Steven Smith hit three boundaries in all to Varun Aaron, each more audacious than the previous.
Earlier the Delhi pacers put the hosts in a commanding position as they bowled out Saurashtra for 240.
Just this September, the north Indian state was plagued by floods that took its toll on the cricketing fraternity.
Clarke the toast of the nation as he overcomes emotional, physical strain to score ton on Day 2.
SL, leading the 7-match series 3-1, can clinch series with a win, while Eng must win out to take the series.
Utseya was suspended from bowling in Oct, and retests measured his action within the 15-degree level.
DDCA senior VP Chetan Chauhan confirmed that Delhi will play their remaining Ranji home matches at Kotla.
Bansal has strongly refuted the allegations levelled by DDCA's senior VP Chauhan and treasurer Manchanda.
Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment will also give Rs 2 lakh to each of the players.
Former coach John Wright will be working closely with the Mumbai Indians management on talent scouting.
Smith's improvement and maturity as a batsman over the past year has been little short of staggering.
For the sixth time, three batsmen posted centuries in the same Test innings for Australia vs India.
After posting a mammoth 479 in their only innings, Himachal shot Services out twice to gain vital 7 points.
India dropped three outfield catches, besides the wicket-keeper missing a stumping, in today's play.




