At Adelaide today, Captain Virat Kohli's fine century guided India past the follow-on mark on day three of the first test against Australia. Kohli's 115, which was his 7th Test hundred, helped push the visitors within 148 runs of Australia's first innings total of 517 for 7 declared. At stumps, Rohit Sharma on 33 and Wriddhiman Saha on One, were at the crease. Other prominent scorers in the Indian innings were:- Cheteshwar Pujara – 73, Murali Vijay – 53 and Ajinkya Rahane – 62. For Australia Mitchell Johnson and Nathan Lyon picked 2 wickets each. Earlier, in the morning hosts had declared their first innings at 517 for 7.