Kohli in the pink of the things

Jan 03, 2019

There was no respite for KL Rahul after India elected to bat•Getty Images

His good friend Mayank Agarwal overcame a short-ball barrage to make a second Test fifty in three innings•Getty Images

Agarwal took the aerial route against Lyon, hitting him for two sixes before falling attempting a third•Getty Images

Pujara, however, carried on and brought up his third hundred of the series•Getty Images

Josh Hazlewood had him poking to the slips for 9•Getty Images

When the ball was pitched up, Agarwal displayed his off-side range•Getty Images

Virat Kohli, who changed his bat sticker, grip, and gloves to pink, didn't take long to hit his stride, but gloved one down leg for 23•Getty Images

Hanuma Vihari kept him company and the two took India to 303 for 4 at stumps•Getty Images

Cheteshwar Pujara continued to grind the bowlers down •Getty Images

Mitchell Starc was within one scalp to achieve No. 200 as he dismissed Ajinkya Rahane with a snorter•Getty Images