Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara

The Indians added 91 runs in the post lunch session without the loss of any wicket.

WTC Final: The match, scheduled to begin on June 18 at Southampton, comes after two years of Test series to determine the world's top two teams

In the exclusive interview, Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara said it is the team's dream to play the World Test Championship final later this year as it would be the 'World Cup of Test' cricket.

The Indian Cricket team pulled off a historic win at the fourth and final Test of the series against Australia in Brisbane's Gabba on January 19, retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

The likes of Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara may not rule the endorsement market, but their portfolio has shown some growth. After their performances in Australia, their brand could be leveraged more.

The Yorkshire county team has found itself in the centre of a raging controversy with former players and employees backing claims of "institutional racism" at the club, including a reference to India's Cheteshwar Pujara with a generic name.

The ICC recently contemplated making Test cricket a four-day affair from 2023 but the idea has been met with vehement opposition from some of the game's greats such as Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting.

Kohli retains his numero-uno status as the World's Top ranked cricketer

Like how Shane Warne made leg spin look sexy in the early 90s, Pujara is making Test batting appealing now.

In his recent interview Pujara has expressed his wish to play more white-ball cricket

The last batsman to get run out in both innings of a Test match was Stephen Fleming while playing against Zimbabwe in the year 2000.

Chasing 106 for a win, India finished at 107 for two, losing the wickets of Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara. Opener KL Rahul (52 not out) and stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane (38 not out) remained unbeaten to take India home.

Brief Score: Australia 1st innings: 300 India 1st innings: 332 all out in 118.1 overs (Lokesh Rahul 60, Cheteshwar Pujara 57, Ravindra Jadeja 63; Nathan Lyon 5/92, Pat Cummins 3/94).

Ravindra Jadeja (16*) and wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha (10*) were at the crease at the end of the second session, with India still trailing by 52 runs.

India still trail the Australians by 148 runs with six wickets in hand.

Faf du Plessis and Hashim Amla forged a dogged resistance, but scoring runs was always a task as the duo's stand clearly showed - 72 runs in 46.2 overs. And once Amit Mishra removed both the set batsmen for 39 each, it was a backward counting to the end of South AFrica's nine-year unbeaten streak in away Test series.

The hosts have taken a crucial 136-run first innings lead as South Africa posted their lowest total against India in Test cricket. Brief Scores: India 1st innings: 215 all out in 78.2 overs.(M Vijay 40, R Jadeja 34; M Morkel 3/35, S Harmer 3/78).

After R Ashwin in the first innings, it was Ravindra Jadeja's turn to be South Africa's headache in the second. The comeback man rounded off a successful return on a memorable note, taking 5 for 21.

With the Mohali surface expected to provide significant assistance to spinners, India captain Virat Kohli was pleased to win the toss and said they would look to capitalise on what he felt would be the best day for batting during the match.

Cheteshwar Pujara struck his second Test double century to ensure a huge first-innings lead as hosts India took a stranglehold of the second cricket Test against a hapless Australia here today