Veteran Australian pacer Mitchell Starc landed two timely blows before the break as India squandered a promising start to reach 82 for four at tea on day one of the pink ball Test on Friday.

Starc removed opener Rahul (37 off 64 balls) and Virat Kohli (7 off 8 balls) in quick succession to turn the tide in Australia`s favour. That was after a 69-run stand between Rahul and Shubman Gill (31 off 51).