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Rohit closing in on century, pulls Cummins for four
Rohit has pulled Cummins for four, and entered the 90s.
Cummins is trying to find a full delivery that will go low on the Indian skipper and send him back to the sheds but he can’t find the ball so far.
India are on 4-168.
Rohit is on 94 and will have the strike next over.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma.Credit:AP
Rohit powering on
Rohit Sharma continues to loom as the difference between these two sides.
Pat Cummins is steaming in at him, Murphy is trying to spin him out at the other.
Neither of them have had success.
India are on 4-161 with Rohit on 88 and Yadav on 7.
Yadav hits boundary for first runs
By Daniel Brettig
Wicket: Kohli is out first ball after lunch
Murphy has struck with his first ball after lunch with Kohli flicking the ball down the leg side and into the hands of Alex Carey.
He just grasped it with the end of his gloves.
Murphy has four wickets on debut and the heaving crowd at Nagpur is in shock.
India are 4-151.
Your view: Will Australia strike early?
History says Australia must win first Test
By Daniel Brettig
Lunch day two: India 3-151 with Rohit on 85, Kohli on 12
Australia’s first hour was ordinary but the introduction of Murphy and some very tight bowling from Boland helped the visitors get back into the contest, by taking two wickets.
Rohit Sharma remains the difference between these sides and Kohli looks dangerous too. The Australians need to break this partnership to have any chance of staying in the match.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma.Credit:AP
Kohli quickly finding his touch
Virat Kohli entered the field to a roar from fans and he has kept them roaring with some of his strokes in the lead-up to lunch.
A straight drive for four was one of the highlights with Kohli now on 11 from 24 balls.
Rohit Sharma continues to build his tally, he is in no rush either with 85 from 137 balls.
India are 3-150.
Virat Kohli.Credit:AP Photo
Wicket: Murphy has his third wicket, Pujara is gone
Todd Murphy has taken down Pujara, the man known as “The Wall” for his defensive prowess and poise.
Murphy and the Australian brains trust set a trap for the Indian No.3 and he swept a top edge right into the hands of Boland.
Todd Murphy and Australia celebrates a wicket.Credit:Getty Images
Murphy has 3-28.
It’s a wicket made in Victoria and activated in Nagpur.
Up now is Virat Kohli, the Indian megastar.
India are 3-135.
Murphy, Boland standing up for Aussies
By Andrew Wu
The junior half of Australia’s attack has out-bowled the senior half today.
This has been an impressive start to Todd Murphy’s Test career. He has looked a lot more threatening than the man they call the GOAT, Nathan Lyon.
His control has been first-class, giving India’s batters nothing to hit.
Scott Boland and Pat Cummins.Credit:Getty Images
This is the Sheffield Shield mode Scott Boland rather than the Test version on sporting tracks.
Boland made a career out of bowling on similar surfaces for Victoria at the MCG before the venue overhauled its pitches.
With fielders in front of square on the leg side to save the single, he’s bowled straight and made the batter play.
It’s put pressure on India’s batters, something they did not feel enough of yesterday and at the start of the session.
India are 2-135
