IND vs ENG 2nd Test, Day 1 highlights: Pant, Axar take India to 300/6 at stumps

Rohit Sharma edged a delivery from Moeen Ali but it did not carry to the first slips. There is turn on the pitch.

Rohit Sharma has been attacking from the word go. He has reached his fifty in just 47 balls.

England are going with an all-spin attack after the drinks break. Moeen Ali and Jack Leach are bowling to Pujara and Rohit.

Rohit Sharma smashes BGen Stokes for a six. Stokes bowled a short one and Rohit landed a brilliant pull shot. The next shot was hit for a boundary.

Rohit Sharma has hit the fifth boundary of his innings. First ball by Ben Stokes has been dispatch for a four.

England have taken the DRS review. The ball struck Rohit's pads and England appealed but umpire turned it down. But Root took the DRS review. However, the impact was outside leg and England waste a review.

Joe Root has brought spinner Jack Leach into the attack against Rohit Sharma.

Rohit played an uppish straight drive and it looked like the fielder at mid-on had a chance. But it sailed over him to the boundary ropes.

Stone's rising delivery struck Pujara on the hands. Physio Nitin Patel immediately came onto the field to assess the problem.

Pujara has also opened his account as edged one to the boundary.

Rohit Sharma hits a beautiful cover drive off Stuart Broad to open his run account.

Shubman Gill has departed in his first over. The ball came in and Shubman did not offer a shot. Stone appealed and umpire raised his finger. India 0/1

Players are out on the field. Rohit Sharma will face the first ball while Stuart Broad will be the first bowler.

MA Chidambaram Stadium will see fans in 50% capacity. For the first time in India, we will have a cricket match with fans since the coronavirus pandemic.

"It's a good wicket. Day 1 is going to be good for batting. We expect it to slow down from Day 2 onwards. It's good toss to win, we need to put runs on the board. There is a reason why we played the combination in the last game because Axar was injured. Unfortunately, Washington even after doing well misses out. Kuldeep Yadav replaces him. Nadeem makes way for Axar. Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for this game. We need to manage his workload. Mohammad Siraj comes in for him and he brings good variety," Kohli during the toss.

Playing XI for England: Burns, Sibley, Lawrence, Root(c), Stokes, Pope, Foakes(w), Ali, Broad, Leach, Stone

Playing XI for India: Rohit, Gill, Pujara, Kohli(c), Rahane, Pant(w), Patel, Ashwin, Kuldeep, Ishant, Siraj.

Virat Kohli has won the toss for India and elected to bat first in the second Test.

Kuldeep Yadav is also warming up in the lead up to the Test. Is he getting a chance to play in the second Test?

In the last six years, India have made a comeback in a series three times. They won in Sri Lanka in 2005, then against Australia in 2017 and lastly against Australia Down Under. But will they overcome the English challenge?

"It's all about the team and not the individual and my focus is how can I contribute for the team. If you take out the last 10-15 Test matches, you will see some runs over there. I don't need to think about what's happening on the outside," the vice-captain, who has scored around 1000 runs in his last 15 long-form game, said.

It is expected that left-arm spinner Axar Patel will get a chance in the second Test in place of Shahbaz Nadeem.

Hello and welcome to our live blog on Day 1 of the second Test between India and England. India lost the first Test by 227 runs and will be looking for redemption. For the visitors, this is a chance to establish a dominance over their opponents, and showcase that they can beat India in India.