1st Test, Day 1 in Pics: India Lose Virat Kohli And Ajinkya Rahane as Australia Finish Ahead

But just when it looked the Indians have settled in, Pat Cummins produced a peach of a delivery to castle Mayank Agarwal on 17. (AFP Photo)

Allrounder Cameron Green was given his Test cap by Pat Cummins ahead of the first Test between India and Australia in Adelaide on Thursday. (AFP Photo)

And the first blow was landed by Mitchell Starc who had Shaw bowled with the second delivery of the match. (AFP Photo)

After the national anthems were done with, Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal walked out to bat. (AFP Photo)

India found themselves 0/1 and the Aussie pacers kept a testing line and length with the pair of Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara fighting it out. (AFP Photo)

Virat Kohli called it correctly at the coin toss and India opted to bat first in the day-night contest. (AFP Photo)

Kohli was hit on his thumb when trying to fend off a short delivery from Starc requiring the team physio to rush to the middle. (AFP Photo)

The pair of Cheteshwar Pujara and captain Virat Kohli adopted a cautious approach in the second session. (AFP Photo)

Once spin was introduced, Pujara changed his approach and wasn’t averse to charging forward, hitting back-to-back fours off Nathan Lyon. (AFP Photo)

Kohli though looked determined as he brought up a 23rd Test half-century in the third and final session. (AFP Photo)

However, few overs before the tea-break, Nathan Lyon struck to send back Cheteshwar Pujara for 43. (AFP Photo)

Just when it looked India will finish the day on a high, disaster struck. A mix-up between Kohli and Rahane resulted in the former being run out for 74. (AFP Photo)

India lost three important wickets in the final session as Australia ended on strong note. The tourists were 233/6 in 89 overs at stumps on Day 1..