India began day 3 at MCG with losing Pujara’s wicket off the second ball. Alarm bells must have begun sounding in Indian camp as Pujara perished to a poorly played shot. Virat Kohli joined Murali Vijay but their partnership didn’t last long. Kohli watched with dismay as Vijay almost emulated Pujara in trying to cut Watson’s ball away from his body. After showing enormous patience for long, Vijay needlessly threw his wicket. It was at this point that Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli came together. They settled down and thwarted Australian bowlers for four hours. In the process they re-built the fractured innings and suddenly everything started looking bright for Indian supporters. Both batsmen scored centuries and took the total past the 400-mark