Australia has taken a dominant position after a remarkable day of batting against India in the fourth Test, thanks to Usman Khawaja's resilient century.
Khawaja's unbeaten 104 has put Australia on track to achieve their highest total of the series, with the tourists finishing at 4-255 at stumps on day one in Ahmedabad.
Khawaja batted throughout the entire day, enduring the sweltering conditions on the opening day of the Border-Gavaskar series finale, while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in the stadium named after him.
The left-hander's patient approach was rewarded with an unbeaten century, which came from 246 balls. All-rounder Cameron Green (49 not out) also contributed significantly with some outstanding, free-flowing batting in the final session.
During the series, no pair from either team had previously batted through an entire session, but Khawaja and acting captain Steve Smith (38) achieved this milestone in the second session. However, Smith and Peter Handscomb (17) departed in quick succession after tea, giving India some hope of running through Australia in front of a big home crowd.
In the first three Tests, the matches finished in less than three days. Still, the fourth Test appears to be on a more traditional wicket after the pitch in Indore was given a "poor" rating by the ICC.
Australia's highest total of the series was 263 in their first innings of the second Test in Delhi, while India smashed 400 en route to a big victory in the series opener in Nagpur.
The final Test of the series began with a bizarre political rally before the match involving the prime ministers of both countries.
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