India Vs. Australia: Kohli Prepares To Maintain Perfect Record After Winning Toss In First Test

Indian captain Virat Kohli will look to maintain his unbeaten record after he won the toss and opted to bat in the first Test against Australia in Adelaide on Thursday.

Going by the records, Kohli has never lost a Test after winning the toss. So far, the Indian skipper has won 21 of the Tests he has won tosses in, and his record overseas is impressive too, having won eight Tests after winning 10 tosses.

The opening Test of the four-match series between India and Australia is the day-night fixture and as a matter of fact, Australia are yet to lose a pink ball Test, having triumphed in all the seven matches previously. Meanwhile, the ongoing Test will be India’s first-ever overseas day-night Test.

"Going to have a bat. Looks like a nice wicket, nice and hard. Runs on the board are priceless, more so away from home. Hope we can put pressure on them. We've prepared really well. Couple of tour games as well. We had everything clear on our end, that's why we announced our team yesterday. It wasn't that strange (their first pink-ball Test at home). The evening sessions are going to be more challenging. Few changes here and there. But this is a different challenge. For me, it's all about helping the team win, whatever contribution I make. Wouldn't go out of my way to make an impact just because I'm playing one Test," Kohli said at the toss Thursday at the Adelaide Oval.

Kohli will return home after the Adelaide Test to be with his wife for the birth of their first child. The 32-year-old has had a great record at the venue, where he has hit three hundreds, including twin centuries in 2014.

Australian pacer Mitchell Starc, who is the most successful bowler in day-night Tests, made a breakthrough on the second delivery of the day. He dismissed India’s opening batsman Prithvi Shaw and took his tally to 43 Test wickets with the pink ball. Pat Cummins removed India’s other opener, Mayank Agarwal, at 32 for 3. Cheteshwar Pujara and Kohli batted together for more than 30 overs before the former became Nathan Lyon’s first victim of the game.

At the tea break, India were 107 for 3 in 55 overs, with Kohli and his deputy Ajinkya Rahane in the middle.