India declared their second innings after Virat Kohli scored a century in the first Test at Perth on Sunday. The visitors called at 487-6 in the final session of day three, 533 runs ahead.
After scoring only two Test tons in five years, 36-year-old Kohli was under criticism entering the series. He averaged 15 in a humiliating 3-0 home series loss to New Zealand, raising questions about his automatic inclusion.
He fell for five in the first innings at Perth Stadium, but he rallied on Sunday to leave Australia with a mountain to climb. Coming in when Devdutt Padikkal was out for 25, he played himself in and scored a half-century before unleashing a flurry of boundaries.
Kohli reached his 30th Test century in 143 balls with eight fours and two sixes. He scored his first century since July 2018 against the West Indies at Port of Spain.
