Cheteshwar Pujara, Virender Sehwag
Cheteshwar Pujara. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

India ended the opening day’s play of the Boxing Day Test match in the dominating position as they got 215 runs for the loss of two wickets. The tourist’s captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first on a flat MCG track. Mayank Agarwal and Hanuma Vihari gave a cautionary start to the visitors as they added 40 runs for the opening wicket.

Agarwal was the aggressor as the Karnataka batsman found the gaps to perfection. On the other hand, Hanuma Vihari was stoic in his approach. Vihari took 25 balls to get off the mark and took his own time. In fact, Vihari had the rub of the green on his side as Nathan Lyon decided not to go for the review.

Mayank Agarwal, Australia vs India 2018
Mayank Agarwal. (photo by Morgan Hancock/Action Plus via Getty Images)

India takes the opening day.

However, Pat Cummins was able to get the better off Hanuma Vihari with a fine bouncer. Vihari could not get away from the line of the ball and failed to take his gloves away.

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Meanwhile, Mayank Agarwal batted with aplomb as he showed his compact technique. Moreover, Agarwal became the second Indian batsman on debut to score a fifty on Australia soil.

Australia vs India 2018, Twitter Reactions
Cheteshwar Pujara. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Thus, it was a perfect start for Agarwal as he scored a fine knock of 76 runs. However, Agarwal was unfortunate to get out as Pat Cummins bowled a short ball towards the leg-side and Agarwal got a glove to Tim Paine.

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On the other hand, Cheteshwar Pujara was once rock solid in his knock. In fact, Pujara defended the good balls whereas he was able to put away the bad balls. Furthermore, Virat Kohli continued with his sublime form as the Indian skipper batted at the top of his game.

Thus, India were able to put their noses in front and would look to continue with their domination tomorrow.

Here is how Twitter reacted to the opening day’s play:

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