India vs England, 2nd Test, Day 1: Action in images

KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma starred with the bat as India finished Day 1 on 276/3 after being put in by Joe Root.

Published on: Aug 13, 2021 12:15 AM IST

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England captain Joe Root won the toss and opted to bowl. England made three changes while Ishant Sharma replaced Shardul Thakur in India's XI.  (Getty)

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KL Rahul scored his third consecutive 50-plus score in Test matches in England.  (Getty)

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Rohit Sharma gave India a brilliant start with the bat as he and Rahul added 126 runs for the opening wicket.  (Getty)

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Rohit scored a classy 83 - his highest Test scores outside India - before he was bowled by James Anderson.  (Getty)

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Cheteshwar Pujara's torrid time continued as he edged Anderson to slips to give the England pacer his second wicket.  (Getty)

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Captain Virat Kohli bided his time but appeared in control as he and Rahul added another century-plus stand for India.  (Getty)

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Rahul (127*) was the star of the day as the opener scored his 6th Test century to guide India to 276/3 at stumps.  (Getty)

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With five overs left in the day, Ollie Robinson struck for England and dismissed Kohli for 42.  (Getty)