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New Delhi: Virat Kohli’s unbeaten hundred off 143 balls was one of the crucial pillars in India achieving a thumping 295-run win over Australia in first Test at Perth, the legendary Sunil Gavaskar pointed out that the right-handed batter was completely relaxed during his vintage knock in the second innings.

On day three of the match at Perth Stadium, Kohli feasted on a tired Australian bowling line-up to bring up his seventh Test hundred on Australian soil and draw level with Walter Hammond in a list of most centuries among touring players in the longer format led by Jack Hobbs’ nine centuries.

Kohli’s unbeaten century, his 30th ton in Tests came after 18 months, and was laced with eight fours and two sixes. "His body was completely relaxed when he came into bat in the second innings. In the first innings, because of the fact that India had lost two wickets early, he would have also been under pressure. In that second innings, you could sense apart from changing that stance, I think he also got his legs, which were maybe just a little bit wider at the start.