DRS watch
After no reviews during the first 164 overs of this Test, Monday was a return to normal service. Ravindra Jadeja was given out first ball, but the decision was overturned as he was instantly convinced that the ball didn't graze the outside edge of his bat off Pat Cummins. A while later, there was power outage at the stadium, and play went on for more than 10 overs without the ball tracking technology available. As if to say that this series could take no more DRS-based headlines, there were no wrong calls during this period that the system could have helped sort out.
Every other review was struck down, and Australia did not have a single successful one out of their four, spread across both Indian innings. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they did not ever look convinced with their "T" signals, and Glenn Maxwell's call to go upstairs for one he did not offer a shot to, looked close to adding to another Australian "brain fade" for the series.
Pitch watch
A day after KL Rahul called it the best pitch of the series, the Dharamsala wicket continued to keep everyone interested. Both sets of fast bowlers extracted steep bounce. Some deliveries, as described by our ball-by-ball commentary team, "went off like they would on a trampoline".
There was purchase for the spinners, except it was a lot more due to turn and bounce, unlike frequent, surprise shooters that stayed low in the first two Tests. While batting was by no means easy, those with the temperament and patience to apply themselves got good value for their shots. That this was the first instance this series where India didn't open with spin in Australia's second innings was an apt testament to how the wicket played on Monday.
Aggression watch
As India went about erasing their deficit during the first session, tempers frayed occasionally as Josh Hazlewood walked up to Wriddhiman Saha and Jadeja to exchange words. All was quiet until, late in the evening session, M Vijay snapped up a catch in the slip cordon to get rid of No. 11 Josh Hazlewood. After most of the players left the field, the third umpire ruled that the ball had bounced before the catch was taken, and Steve Smith could be seen giving a mouthful in the dressing room.
The relief did not last long, as Australia were dismissed two balls later, after yet another failed review. There was also some bonhomie in between, as Glenn Maxwell high-fived former Kings XI Punjab teammate Cheteshwar Pujara at short leg, after lashing a full-blooded sweep on to his body.