Rajkot Test: Kohli helps India earn hard-fought draw vs England

Resuming on 114/0, Alastair Cook and Haseeb Hameed started confidently as they blunted the spin trio of Amit Mishra, Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin. (BCCI)

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Resuming on 114/0, Alastair Cook and Haseeb Hameed started confidently as they blunted the spin trio of Amit Mishra, Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin. (BCCI)

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Haseeb Hameed hung in and ensured England did not suffer any jolts in the first hour of the final day. (BCCI)

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Alastair Cook grew in confidence and he smashed a couple of boundaries as England got good momentum at the start. (BCCI)

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Ravichandran Ashwin tried to exploit the conditions but the England openers did not give a single chance. (BCCI)

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Haseeb Hameed and Alastair Cook’s opening partnership was 180, which was England’s best in Tests in India (BCCI)

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Amit Mishra finally broke the 180-run stand when he had Hameed caught and bowled for a wonderful 82. It was a good Test for the 19-year-old opener, who was the youngest opener to debut for England. (BCCI)

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Amit Mishra took the wicket of Joe Root as England searched for quick runs. (BCCI)

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Alastair Cook notched up his 30th Test century, his sixth against India and fifth in India. (BCCI)

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Alastair Cook and Ben Stokes added a few quick runs. Cook departed for 130 and England declared on 260/3, setting India a target of 310 in 49 overs. (BCCI)

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England struck early when Chris Woakes removed Gautam Gambhir for 0. (BCCI)

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Murali Vijay was joined by Cheteshwar Pujara and the pair scored runs at a fairly decent pace. (BCCI)

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The partnership yielded 47 runs and it looked like India would be safe. (BCCI)

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However, just before tea, Adil Rashid struck twice to remove Vijay and Pujara to give England some hope. (BCCI)

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Virat Kohli hung in and ensured there were no further slip-ups. (BCCI)

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Virat Kohli had good company in R Ashwin as the pair batted out time and the overs. (BCCI)

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Virat Kohli was cautious but he punished any loose balls that was bowled by England. (BCCI)

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Virat Kohli and R Ashwin’s partnership was worth 47 runs and it gave India a feeling of security. (BCCI)

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Moeen Ali and the England bowlers tried to break the partnership as they bowled their overs quickly. (BCCI)

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Zafar Ansari and Adil Rashid picked up the wickets of Ashwin and Saha as India faced some nervous moments towards the end. (BCCI)

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However, Kohli found good company in Ravindra Jadeja and the pair ensured that the match was drawn. (BCCI)

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The series now shifts to Vizag for the second Test on November 17 with both teams 0-0. (BCCI)