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Stand-in India captain Ajinkya Rahane has filled Virat Kohli’s imposing shoes in impeccable style with his 12th Test century lifting the tourists to an 82-run first-innings lead over Australia in the second Test.
Leading his country for the second time in Tests, Rahane’s unbeaten 104 – the first century of the series – allowed India to move past Australia’s total of 195 at stumps on the second day of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.
Written by Australian Associated Press
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