India Make Strong Start in Brisbane Test — bleacherreport.com

India closed Day 1 in a strong position at 311-4 against Australia in the second Test at Brisbane, propelled by an innings of 144 from Murali Vijay. Vijay had come agonisingly close to a ton on Day 5 in Adelaide, but after 99 there, he made no mistake here, and with support primarily from Ajinkya Rahane (75 not out), he gave the tourists an early advantage after India won the toss and opted to bat first. The visitors would go on to have a history-making match, per statistician Mohandas Menon:

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