Off-spinner Nathan Lyon captured four wickets in the final session to hand Australia an advantage on the second day of the fourth and final cricket Test against India here on Sunday.

Debutant left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav's four wickets helped India skittle out Australia for 300 in their first innings on the opening day of the fourth and final cricket Test here on Saturday.

Indian players continued to rule the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Test rankings as Ranchi double-centurion Cheteshwar Pujara gained four spots to a career-best No.2 spot while his teammate Ravindra Jadeja consolidated his stay on top of the bowler's list after pushing fellow tweaker Ravichandran Ashwin to the No.2 spot.

India skipper Virat Kohli on Monday credited Shaun Marsh and Peter Handscomb with preventing an Australian defeat in the third Test, adding that although the hosts got into a winning position it was their excellent batting that forced the draw.

Google on Wednesday dedicated a Doodle to celebrate the 140th anniversary of official Test cricket, remembering the first Test match played between England and Australia in 1877.

Test

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the test of an interceptor missile gives India a "cutting edge competency" in the area of security.

India vice-captain Virat Kohli is likely to play second unofficial Test between India A and Australia A in Chennai on July 29.

Indian skipper VIrat Kohli came with aggression and scored a brilliant Test hundred to turn things in favour of Indian team. But, his effort failed and India lost the first Test by 48 runs on the final day of the game. Kohli’s 141 runs were filled with innovations and sheer aggression. Michael Clarke on the other side said that he might not return to cricket now.

On final day, Indian batmen looked helpless as they continuously lost wickets in the first session of the game