Shikhar Dhawan, a new introduction to Test cricket, a record breaking marathon innings.

Stats analysis for the third day's play in Mohali, India v Australia, 3rd Test.

When Shikhar Dhawan reaches to his individual 50 score, he became the 4th Indian to score a fifty-plus on debut Test against Australia - Cheteshwar Pujara was the last Indian to do so against Australia (72 at Bangalore 2010).

Dhawan's when reaches to his century of just 85-ball, he became the fastest batsman to hit a century on Test debut. Surpassing Dwayne Smith, who had scored a 93-ball century against South Africa at Cape Town in January 2004.

After reaching to his 100, Dhawan became the 13th Indian to hit a 100 on Test debut. The 2nd Indian after Viswanath (137 at Kanpur 1969) to do so against Australia.

Shikhar Dhawan became the first Indian opener to hit a 100 on Test debut - overall, the 30th opener to do so in that format.

Dhawan became the first to hit a 100 on Test debut at PCA Mohali, previous best by a debutant was 75 by India's Devang Gandhi against New Zealand in 1999.

When opening runs stand between Dhawan-Vijay reaches to 196*, this became the highest opening stand for India against Australia in Tests, beating 192 between Chauhan-Gavaskar in Mumbai in 1979.

With reaching to 200 stand, This became only the second double-century opening stand for any Asian team against Australia in Tests - the other such stand was 249 by Pakistan's opener Abdul Kadir/Khalid Ibadulla in Karachi 1964.

Shikhar Dhawan when reaches to 140*, this became the highest score by an Indian on Test debut against any Team, beating Viswanath' 137, also against Australia at Kanpur 1969.

When opening runs stand between Dhawan-Vijay reaches to 253*, this became the highest opening stand by Asian team against Australia beating 249-run stand between Abdul Kadir/Khalid Ibadulla Karachi 1964.

On close of Day third, Shikhar Dhawan remain not out 185, he has hit 35 boundaries (33x4, 2x6), only England' Tip Foster has hit more on Test debut (37 fours at SCG in 1903).

WHAT HAPPENED DURING Oz Innings:

Earlier in Australia' innings Mitchell Starc was dismissed for 99, he became the first player to be dismissed for 99 while batting at No 9 position in Test cricket.

Overall, 21 Aussie dismissed for 99 in Tests - Greg Blewett and Simon Katich both dismissed most often - twice

Overall, seven visiting player has been dismissed for 99 in India in Tests. Three of those are Aussie: Ian Chappell (Kolkata 1969), Simon Katich (Nagpur 2004)and Mitchell Starc (Mohali 2013).