In pics: India vs Australia, 3rd Test, Day 1

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Agarwal Vihari shine at the top

On the friendliest batting track of the series so far, India’s latest – and makeshift – opening pair of Mayank Agarwal and Hanuma Vihari blunted the new ball, batted out an hour and 20 minutes and gave the visiting team a solid start after Virat Kohli won a great toss. Vihari, in his third Test and having opened just three times in first-class cricket, made eight off 66 balls in an opening stand of 40 in 18.5 overs before a Pat Cummins bouncer saw him glove the ball to Aaron Finch at second slip. (AFP Image)

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Fifty on Test debut for Agarwal

Agarwal made a promising start to his international career by scoring a half-century on Test debut. Agarwal was positive, using his feet well and playing Nathan Lyon with a straight bat. His first boundary in Test cricket came via an outside edge off Mitchell Starc past gully, but the sight of Lyon settled him. In the offspinner’s first over, he slapped a drive into the covers. Later, Lyon floated it wider and Agarwal cracked another four with the panache of Virat Kohli. (AFP Image)

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