While Ashiwn and Vihari handled the Aussie pace attack and spin wizardry of Nathan Lyon pretty well, Ashwin admitted that the pitch was of no help in the partnership especially with Pat Cummins coming at them with all his mights.
Vihari (23* off 161) bats out the day with hamstring as he forged an unbeaten 250-ball 62 partnership with Ashwin (39 off 128) to earn Team India a morale-boosting draw at the SCG.
Australia's Steve Smith shadow-batted as he came to the crease after the drinks break, and proceeded to remove Rishabh Pant's guard marks.
Rishabh Pant fought an elbow injury to lead India's counter-attack after the early blow in Ajinkya Rahane's dismissal on Day 5. However, he missed his century by merely 3 runs.
Rishabh Pant now holds the record for most runs in Tests among Asian wicketkeepers in Australia.
Rishabh Pant has achieved a unique feat in his 10th innings on Australian soil during day 5 of the Sydney Test.
Ravindra Jadeja was in pain and once the team was back on the field for the second innings, his left thumb looked pretty swollen and the physio applied taping on it.
India's wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has been taken for scans after beig hit on the left-elbow during batting in the first innings.
Pant dropped debutant Will Pucovski twice on Thursday, allowing the batsman to stitch a century partnership with Marnus Labuschagne.
On Day 1 of the third Test between Australia and India, Pant dropped Will Pucovski on two occasions.
The rookie Aussie opener, who smashed half century on his debut, was dropped twice in quick succession by the Indian wicketkeeper on the opening day of Sydney Test.
Warner missed the first two Tests against India as he had incurred a groin injury during the ODI series in November.
India captain Virat Kohli and limited-overs all-rounder Hardik Pandya were also pictured at a shop in Sydney in early December during the white-ball leg of the tour.
They have been placed into isolation for potential breach of COVID-19 protocols after a video went viral on social media where they were spotted having food at a restaurant in Melbourne.
This verbal duel intensifies as the session rolled on with Wade looking frustrated at times and even stopping the bowler from delivering in a bid to regain his concentration.
India ended the day on 277/5, and lead Australia by 82 runs. Captain Ajinkya Rahane is unbeaten on 104 with Ravindra Jadeja who is on 40. The pair have put up 104 runs for the sixth wicket.
Lacing three boundaries, all coming against Pat Cummins in a single over, Pant scored 29 off 40 deliveries and en route added a crucial 57-run stand alongside stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane
Rishabh Pant, who played a 40-ball 29 cameo, became the 250th Test wicket for Starc while becoming Tim Paine's 150th Test dismissal behind the stumps.
On Saturday, Pant, who is often touted as the next Dhoni, assumed the role of his predecessor when he adviced senior spinner Ashwin on how to dismiss Matthew Wade
Saha, on Friday, was dropped from the Boxing Day Test due to his poor batting form in the opening game and Gambhir asked whether the team's think-tank will do the same with Pant if he fails in the next two games.
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