Virat Kohli and company declared the innings today on the day 2 of India vs Australia on 443 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Cheteshwar Pujara resumed the knock on the score of 68 runs and then went on to score his 17th hundred. Virat Kohli scored 82 runs Rohit Sharma made 63 from 114 balls. After the conclusion of the day 2 of the third test, Cheteshwar Pujara addressed the press and issued a warning to the Aussies that the pitch is not quite easy to bat on. Cheteshwar Pujara Scores 17th Test Century, Twitterati All Praise for the 'New Wall' of Indian Cricket Team.

“It is a tough pitch to score runs on. I feel if you look at it.. the first two days the number of runs I scored, which are very less. I would say scoring 200 in a day is a tough task, so I think we have enough runs on the board," Pujara said after scoring the slowest Test hundred of his career. He also went on to say that the pitch has already started deteriorating and then there was a variable bounce. “From tomorrow onwards it will not get easier to bat and our bowlers have been bowling well so I would say we have enough runs on the board," Pujara added. Watch video.

Cheteshwar Pujara also spoke about Virat Kohli’s back issue and said that nothing is serious and the Indian cricket captain is fine. In fact, the right-hander is extremely happy with his partnership with Virat Kohli. The netizens also hailed the new ‘Wall’ of the Indian team. Virat Kohli Breaks VVS Laxman’s Record, Moves Second on List of Most International Runs by an Indian Against Australia.  

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