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India Vs Australia, 4th Test, Day 4: Virat Kohli, Axar Patel Help India Get 571, Lead By 91 Runs

Resuming the penultimate day on 289 for three, Ind🅰ia rode on Kohli's first Test century in more than three years to get past the Australian toౠtal in the final session.

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Axar Patel, left, forged a 162-run partnership with ꦑKohli for the sixth wicket.
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Virat Kohli scored 186 as India ended their first innings at 571 in the series-deciding fourth and final Test against Australia in Ahmedabad on Sunday. (More Cricket News)

Resuming the penultimate dayꩵ on 289 for three, India rode on Kohli's first Test century in more than three years to get past the Australian total in the final session.

Kohli, who was o𓄧vernight 59, ran out of partners and got out for 186 in 364 balls (15x4) to give India a 91-run first innings lead.

Injured Shreyas Iyer did come out to bat. 

Axar Patel played a counter-attacking 79 f🍌rom 113 balls (5x4, 4x6) in a 162-run partnership with Kohli.

Brief Scores

Australia first innings: 480 all out in 167.2🌼 overs.🦄    

India first innings 571 all out; 178.5 overs (Virat Kohli 186, Shu🌳bman Gill 128, Axar Patel 79; Todd Murphy 3/113, Nathan Lyon 3/151).

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