Australia vs India 2018/19, 1st Test: 4 important lessons to learn from Cheteshwar Pujara's 123

#1 Skills and Technique

One of the most impressive things about Pujara's 16th hundred was the technique he showed against the Australian quicks. Pujara has an imminent problem of prodding the front-foot and not covering the line of the ball, which has resulted in him getting bowled through the gate a number of times. However, this time around, he was tight in his defence and was sure about where his off-stump was.

Pujara has also struggled against the wily Nathan Lyon and the dip the off-spinner produces. But he was smart enough to dance down the pitch and smother the spin, which made the off-spinner bowl short on a few occasions.

He could milk Lyon for runs on both sides of the wicket. Pujara's technique was compact enough and he had good control of the proceedings.

The Impact

Only time will tell if this has any impact on India's fortunes as they have definitely squandered an early advantage of winning the toss. 250/9 is a good score considering India were 41/4 at one point.

If India's bowlers turn up against this fragile Australian batting line-up and dismiss them cheaply, India can surely drive home the advantage in the second innings.

Let us keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best on Day 2 in Adelaide.