Virat Kohli struck form with a brilliant century as India ended the opening day's play on a commanding 267 for three against New Zealand in the third and final Test in Indore on Saturday.

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India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat in the first ever Test held at Indore. (Images Credit: BCCI)
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With this, Kohli won his third toss of the series and eighth in a row in home Tests.
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Murali Vijay got India off to a good start as he drove Trent Boult on the up for two boundaries through the covers in the third over of the innings.
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Gautam Gambhir, who was a playing a Test after a gap of two years, made a strong statement early on as he pulled Matt Henry for consecutive sixes in the fourth over.
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But in the very next over, off-spinner Jeetan Patel struck to get rid of Vijay.
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Boult, who was a touch expensive early on, came back strong in the second spell and removed Gambhir, who looked set for a big score.
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Kohli then joined Cheteshwar Pujara at the crease and showed great patience to take India to 75/2 at lunch.
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Pujara displayed superb footwork against both fast-bowlers and spinners before a beauty from Mitchell Santner sent him packing.
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Kohli then gradually asserted India's dominance as along with Ajinkya Rahane, he added 48 runs in 20 overs before tea.
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Rahane, who initially faced a barrage of bouncers from Henry, Trent Boult and Jimmy Neesham, slowly gained confidence and went for his shots.
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Despite ending with the figures of 0/65, Henry was New Zealand's best bowler of the day. He troubled almost all Indian batsmen but was very unlucky to not get a wicket.
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An utterly dominant Kohli then reached the three-figure mark for the 13th time in Tests.
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Kohli hit 10 fours in his unbeaten 103-run knock.
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An unbeaten partnership of 167 between Kohli and Rahane indeed helped India grab honours on Day 1.
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World Cup 2023 Points Table

Team	M	W	L	PTS	NRR
IND	9	9	0	18	+2.570
SA	9	7	2	14	+1.261
AUS	9	7	2	14	+0.841
NZ	9	5	4	10	+0.743
PAK	9	4	5	8	-0.199

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Indore Test: Virat Kohli's Unbeaten Ton Puts India In Control On Day 1

Virat Kohli struck form with a brilliant century as India ended the opening day's play on a commanding 267 for three against New Zealand in the third and final Test in Indore on Saturday.