Australia were 327/3 on closure of play on day one.
On June 7, Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bowl first under overcast conditions. They did well to reduce Australia to 76/3 with David Warner making 43 and Marnus Labuschagne making 26 runs.
But then Travis Head took the attack to the opposition with an entertaining 146* and added 251* runs with the fourth wicket with Steve Smith, who made 95* when the play ended on day one with Australia on 327/3.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly wasn't too happy with Rohit, stating that the skipper allowed Australia back in the game with “easy runs.”
"India will be a bit disappointed. They had Australia at 76/3 and let them get off the hook. I know that partnerships happen in cricket. There will be a batting team who will come back and play well. I thought India started well just after Lunch but lost the feel a bit as the game progressed," Ganguly said on Star Sports at Tea.
"I thought they let Travis Head get off the hook very easily. I know he has been in good form, he has scored a lot of runs, but still, they were 76/3. I think Rohit Sharma with his field placements at that stage probably allowed some easy runs to happen and now Australia is in a good position," Ganguly further said.
Both sides are chasing a maiden WTC title, with India aiming to avoid a second-successive heartbreak in the final.