Indian bowlers came back strong and reduced Australia to 67 for the loss of seven wickets at the end of the first day's play after the visitors were bowled out for 150 runs on Friday.

Alex Carey (19*) and Mitchell Starc (6*) were at the crease when the day's game ended.

Jasprit Bumrah, who is leading the squad in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma, shined with the ball and picked up four wickets by giving away 17 runs, rattling the hosts who still trail India by 83 runs.

Bumrah earlier won the toss and opted to bat first.

Mohammed Siraj picked up two wickets while Harshit Rana scalped one for the visitors who rose to the occasion after a battling collapse.

Despite the resistance from Nitish Reddy and Rishabh Pant, Australia bowled out India for just 150 just before tea earlier in the day.

After India were reduced to 73/6 following Washington Sundar's dismissal, Pant and Reddy stitched a 48-run partnership, giving India a chance to touch the 200-run mark.

Pant, who played some of his trademark unconventional shots, scored 37 off 78 balls while Reddy was the last man to be dismissed for 41 from 59 balls.

Josh Hazlewood picked four wickets including the important one of Virat Kohli while Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Marsh and skipper Pat Cummins shared two wickets each.

India's stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah, who is leading the injury-ridden side in absence of Rohit Sharma, won the toss and handed over the red ball to the hosts this morning.