Pujara coped with two scary bouncers during the match, one hitting him in the back head while the other rattling the cage in front.
In a spot of bother at 186 for six in reply to Australia's 369, debutant Washington (62) and Shardul (67) punched above their wights to stitch a "crucial" 123-run stand.
Cheteshwar Pujara fell after a valiant 77 off 206 deliveries on Day 5 of the Sydney Test.
Josh Hazlewood threw a brilliant direct hit to dismiss Hanuma Vihari as India's fourth wicket at the SCG.
Josh Hazlewood took his 300th international wicket as he dismissed Indian opener Rohit Sharma on Day 2 of the third Test in Sydney.
Although he remained at the second spot in the ICC rankings, the half-century helped him gain two points to reduce the gap between him and Smith from 25 to 13
Hazlewood and Cummins triggered Indian batting collapse as Virat Kohli and Co. put a record lowest total of 36/9 on the board on Day 3.
Hazlewood and Cummins pick their 200th and 150th Test scalp respectively while bundling out India for record 36.
After an emphatic eight-wicket win over India with two days to spare, the man of the match admitted he expected a real dog fight from the visitors given the quality of their pace attack.
A look at what Hazlewood and Cummins did right on Saturday morning to bundle out Team India for an unwanted record lowest total of 36.
Virat Kohli leaving for paternity leave from the second Test will also add to the visitors' woes, according to Hazlewood
After getting somewhat subdued by Indian batsmen in the first innings, Hazlewood said he is surprised at how Indian wickets fell so quickly after tweaking the line and length on Day 3
The former Australian Test cricketer feels Aussie pace attack sometimes gets wobbly while Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah are going to create problems for the home side with the pink ball.
Green suffered a blow on his head on Friday, the first day of the second warm-up between the touring Indians and Australia A at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Having dismissed Virat Kohli thrice in the three-match ODI series, Josh Hazlewood says he will carry a little bit of psychological advantage into the Test series.
Hazlewood has stated that his team will look to keep the Indian bowlers on the field for a substantial amount of time early in the upcoming Test series.
The Indian skipper is now dismissed by Hazlewood in back-to-back four ODIs.
Hazlewood also talked about the defeat to India on the side's previous tour Down Under, and said that it serves as a motivation for the players to make a strong comeback.
Hazlewood's comments came after Australian pace bowler Kane Richardson on Wednesday pulled out of the limited-overs series against India.
With the shadow of doubt cast over Adelaide hosting opening Australia vs India Test match – owing to fresh COVID-19 outbreak in the city, the Aussie pacer said their track record in Gabba makes it apt for the opener.
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