Kohli out cheaply as Australia take early charge against India

Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood took four wickets, including Virat Kohli, to put India in trouble on the first day of the first Test against Australia in Perth on Friday. The visitors stumbled to 51-4 by lunch after superstar Kohli was once again dismissed cheaply, with Rishabh Pant out for five. An unbeaten 10 and Dhruv Jural not out for four in front of a pro-Indian, drumming crowd at the Perth Stadium.. Both Starc and Hazlewood had scored 2-10 in their eight overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal went not out in the third over, Starc faced a trying drive against debutant Nathan McSweeney, who did well to collect a low. gully.Shubman Gill was nursing an injured thumb and dropped out, with left-handed batsman Devdut Padikal coming in at number three for his second Test.And almost immediately got away with a big lbw noise. India, who reached 14-1 in 10 overs, faced 23 balls without a score after a nervous Pedicel ran out of luck when Hazlewood stepped in and coaxed an edge that was easily snuck away. Wicketkeeper Alex Carey. He brought Kohli to the crease, badly in need of a big score after only two Test hundreds in the last five years and the question was looming.Whether they still need selection or not. It lasted just 12 balls before the onrushing Hazlewood stopped a thunderbolt that led to Usman Khawaja. India’s woes were compounded when opener KL Rahul fanned Carey on 26 just before the break, playing well in tough conditions. The visitors have won their last two Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia