Australian opening batter Usman Khawaja frustrated the Indian bowlers to the limit after a 10-hour stay at the crease, which yielded 180 runs off 422 deliveries.His stay came to an end on the very first ball of the third session, narrowly short of a well-deserved double hundred after Axar Patel trapped him lbw.Khawaja resumed his innings from the century mark, which he attained in the final over of Day 1 at the Narendra Modi Stadium. He once again played with a nonchalant approach and made the Indian bowlers toil hard under the sun.The left-handed batter shared a mammoth partnership for the fifth wicket with Cameron Green, who also went on to notch his maiden Test ton.Khawaja recorded the second-highest score of his career and his approach boded well with Australia's plan of intending to bat long and hopefully only once. The traditional pitch is expected to deteriorate soon and offer turn from Day 3 onwards.The Twitterati were in awe of the veteran batter, who played an almost flawless knock, arguably one of the best innings by a visiting batter in the Indian subcontinent.Here are some of the reactions on the social media platform:مدثر حسن وانى@kaeshurr1Brilliant innings by Khawaja. We now know why they were not giving him the visa111Brilliant innings by Khawaja. We now know why they were not giving him the visaRavi..@kukreja_raviiNot Only Physical Strength is Required to Play Over 10 Hours But Also it Requires Lot of Mental Strength and Dedication to Play This Long, Well played Usman Khawaja! #INDvsAUS2Not Only Physical Strength is Required to Play Over 10 Hours But Also it Requires Lot of Mental Strength and Dedication to Play This Long, Well played Usman Khawaja! #INDvsAUSLoki@OldTraffordMen180 from 422 balls batted for 5 sessions. An innings of courage and patience @Uz_Khawaja #BGT2023 #INDvAUS1180 from 422 balls batted for 5 sessions. An innings of courage and patience @Uz_Khawaja 🇦🇺👏 #BGT2023 #INDvAUSNazmul Chowdhury@itsnazcWhat a knock from Usman Khawaja! 180 runs off 422 balls, a true test of patience and skill. Australia's star performer with the bat this series, he's shown his class once again. A magnificent performance that will be remembered for a long time. #INDvAUS1What a knock from Usman Khawaja! 180 runs off 422 balls, a true test of patience and skill. Australia's star performer with the bat this series, he's shown his class once again. A magnificent performance that will be remembered for a long time. #INDvAUSPrathamXD@Pratham_XDUsman Khwaja 🏏#BorderGavaskarTrophy2023 #UsmanKhawajaUsman Khwaja 🙌🏏#BorderGavaskarTrophy2023 #UsmanKhawaja https://t.co/HFFqPHmqkARajesh Khilare@CricrajeshpkA Innings to remember #UsmanKhawaja #BGT232A Innings to remember #UsmanKhawaja 👏#BGT23Hassan Bilal@hbstats22Usman Khawaja becomes the FIRST Australian cricketer to face 400+ balls in a Test innings in India.Prev record :392 balls - Graham Yallop (Kolkata '79)Also this is the first time a visiting batter faced 400+ balls in India after 13 yrs - since Amla at Nagpur, 2010.#INDvsAUSUsman Khawaja becomes the FIRST Australian cricketer to face 400+ balls in a Test innings in India.Prev record :392 balls - Graham Yallop (Kolkata '79)Also this is the first time a visiting batter faced 400+ balls in India after 13 yrs - since Amla at Nagpur, 2010.#INDvsAUSDr.Pradeep@dr_pvgUsman khawaja just showed that Indian bowlers are nothing without turning tracks. A long marathon innings by him. May be he is taking the revenge for delaying his visa. #INDvAUS #UsmanKhawaja #BorderGavaskarTrophy2023Usman khawaja just showed that Indian bowlers are nothing without turning tracks. A long marathon innings by him. May be he is taking the revenge for delaying his visa😜. #INDvAUS #UsmanKhawaja #BorderGavaskarTrophy2023Siddhant S.Sawant@siddhant_ss96It's very good to see an Overseas Opening batsman playing so well in India..What a knock @Uz_Khawaja #INDvAUSIt's very good to see an Overseas Opening batsman playing so well in India..What a knock @Uz_Khawaja 🙌#INDvAUSMohandas Menon@mohanstatsmanUsman Khawaja has now batted for 10 hours!The longest by any visiting batter is 11 hours, 30 mins by Younis Khan (267) in Bangalore in March 2005.#IndvAus #IndvsAus #BGT #AusvsInd #AUSvIND11913Usman Khawaja has now batted for 10 hours!The longest by any visiting batter is 11 hours, 30 mins by Younis Khan (267) in Bangalore in March 2005.#IndvAus #IndvsAus #BGT #AusvsInd #AUSvINDMuhammad Amir@Amir_9622Well played @Uz_Khawaja #UsmanKhawaja #INDvAUSWell played @Uz_Khawaja 🙌#UsmanKhawaja #INDvAUSWisden@WisdenCricketAt the start of last year, Usman Khawaja was 35 and hadn't played a Test in two and a half years.Since his recall, Khawaja averages 69.91 with six centuries from 16 Tests. What a comeback to Test cricket.#INDvAUS141At the start of last year, Usman Khawaja was 35 and hadn't played a Test in two and a half years.Since his recall, Khawaja averages 69.91 with six centuries from 16 Tests. What a comeback to Test cricket.#INDvAUS https://t.co/2ZHWSc0kWIAustralia hanging on strong despite losing Usman Khawaja's wicketThe Aussies are determined to play out the entire day for the second consecutive time.While their plans looked to be under threat for a while after Khawaja was dismissed off the first ball after Tea, the tail has held together really strong, prolonging Team India's misery on the field.Nathan Lyon has played 64 deliveries while fellow spinner Todd Murphy has proved to be the perfect ally at the other end. The pair have put together 31 runs off 63 deliveries at the time of writing as Australia have amassed a score of 443-8 in 156.3 overs.Ravichandran Ashwin has been the pick of the bowlers for Team India despite no real turn being on offer from the surface across the first two days.The veteran off-spinner has claimed four wickets and could notch one of the most hard-earned five-wicket hauls of his career.Do Team India have any way back in this contest after an inspiring performance by Australia? Let us know what you think.