India vs Australia: Although happy, we are not at all surprised by the MCG win, stresses Virat Kohli
Cricket | December 31, 2018 14:20 IST"We knew we had enough time, we always knew we could do this," said Kohli on Sunday.
"We knew we had enough time, we always knew we could do this," said Kohli on Sunday.
Kerry O'Keefe, who is commentating for Fox Cricket in Australia, was having a difficulty at pronouncing the names of Pujara and Jadeja.
Pat Cummins struck a valiant unbeaten half-century to keep India two wickets away from victory in Melbourne.
India coach Ravi Shastri has reacted in his own way to Australian commentator Kerry O'Keefe's jibe at India opener Mayank Agarwal during the third Test at MCG.
Kerry O'Keefe was quoted as saying that Mayank Agarwal's maiden first-class triple century came against "Railways canteen staff".
Australian bowlers had to toil hard as India finished at 215-2 with Kohli (47) and Cheteshwar Pujara (68) remaining unbeaten at Stumps.
O'Keefe remarked that the triple century that Agarwal had scored earlier in the Ranji Trophy, came against "some team like Canteen XI".
The 27-year-old Bengaluru-born Agarwal provided the base with a confident half-century on his debut before Kohli and Pujara steered India to a solid 215/2.
VVS Laxman also said that he was surprised to see India's choice of the new opening pair, while adding that the team management should have backed Murali Vijay.
The MCG pitch turned out to be docile, ideal for someone making his Test debut as the Australian pacers had to bend their back to get the Kookaburra ball to rise sharply.
Debutant Mayank Agarwal provided the base with a confident 76 before Kohli and Pujara steered India to a solid 215/2 on Day 1 at MCG.
Mayank Agarwal batted with confidence, mostly playing with straight bat and treating the balls on merit.
Cheteshwar Pujara (68*) and Virat Kohli (47*) stitched an unbeaten 92-run stand to take India to 215/2 at stumps after debutant Mayank Agarwal's brilliant 76 on Day 1.
Asked if Mayank deserved an early call for Team India, Sait said luck plays a very important role too in life.
A win at MCG will boost either side's chances of securing a rare series victory.
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While Mayank Agarwal has been rewarded for his consistent show at the India A level, Prasad admitted that one needs to ponder on future of Rahul and Vijay after their consistent failures.
Sanjay Manjrekar suggested that India could open with Hanuma Vihari instead as every time he has batted he has looked more a No. 1, 2 or 3 batsman.
The selectors have added all-rounder Pandya and Mayank Agarwal to India’s squad for the third and fourth Test to be played in Melbourne and Sydney respectively
Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv Patel and Mayank Agarwal hit fifties as India A ended day one of the first unofficial Test versus New Zealand A at Mount Maunganui.
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