The way they played spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav was commendable, considering the Australians struggled against the same combination in the preceding series. Kohli led from the front on Sunday with his 31st ODI ton but did not get the support from his team. The last time Kohli played at the venue, he ended up scoring a match-winning knock against England in January. Dinesh Karthik, batting at number five, played a decent knock in his comeback game, stitching a 73-run stand with captain Kohli before throwing his wicket away. The Pune pitch was a belter when India played England and another run feast is expected on Wednesday.

Source: dna October 24, 2017 07:07 UTC