Rahul remained on 48 not out at lunch. Image Source: BCCI[/caption]Internet Desk: Australia picked up the crucial wicket of Cheteshwar Pujara just before the Lunch as India reach 72 for two on the first day of second Test on Saturday.
Rahul was batting on 48, which helped India to recover from an early loss of Abhinav Mukund who went back to the pavilion with a golden duck.
Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon's trapped Cheteshwar Pujara just before the lunch in the 28th over of the game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
While a confident Australia took off from where they left in the last game, removing Mukund for a duck in the day's third over.
Australia's star pacer Mitchell Starc was the one who gave the visitors the initial breakthrough, as he trapped the batsman who figured in the playing XI after an interval of five and a half years. Mukund was picked at the last minute in place of an injured Murali Vijay.
Rahul and Pujara (17) added 61 runs in 25 overs to steady the innings.
However, Lyon sent back Pujara when he got an inside edge and the ball lobbed up for Peter Handscomb to complete a catch at forward short-leg, tilting the scales slightly in favour of Australia after the first session's play.
Pujara did not look very comfortable during his stay in the middle, while luck smiled on Rahul, who got a reprieve on 30 by Handscomb.
Rahul faced 93 balls and struck eight boundaries during his stay in the middle.
Earlier, India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat.
Australia have named an unchanged XI, while India have brought in Mukund and Karun Nair. Mukund is making a comeback to the Test side after five and a half years, replacing Vijay, who suffered a last-minute shoulder injury.
Nair, who had scored a triple century in his last Test, also got a chance after India decided to drop Jayant Yadav for an extra batsman.
With inputs from PTI.
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