India vs England Highlights, 2nd Test, Day 1: India 300/6 at Stumps

STUMPS, DAY 1: With a 162-run partnership, Rohit Sharma (161) and Ajinkya Rahane (67) put India in a great position. The Mumbai batsmen tackled everything that England bowlers threw at them. Rohit, in particular, played one of his best Test knocks, making batting look easy on a difficult pitch. The Indian opener cut, drove, pulled elegantly as only as he can giving a lesson in shot-making on a pitch that was not conducive for strokeplay. Rohit's knock acquires greater significance as it came when India are 0-1 down in the series and lost Shubman Gill and captain Virat Kohli for ducks. Rohit's 85-run stand with Pujara steadied India and his partnership with Rahane put India in the driver's seat. Rahane, who had fallen for a duck in the first Test, came up with a solid knock - forming a perfect foil to Rohit. England sniffed their chances at their dismissals in successive overs, but Rishabh Pant ensured that India stayed ahead taking the score to 300/6. Kudos to England for not conceding a single extra run, all the runs had to be earned by India.

India 300/6 at Stumps on Day 1

OVERS 87.3: FOUR! 300 up for India as Pant pulls a Stone delivery to the mid-wicket fence

Root continues with his off-spin with the second new ball

OVERS 85.4: FOUR! Stone strays down the leg side and Axar flicks to square leg for his first boundary in Test cricket. India 295/6

India 291/6 after 85.3 overs and England take the second new ball

OVERS 83.4: FOUR! Pant pulls a Moeen delivery to the mid-wicket fence. India 288/6

OVERS 82.3: OUT! Ashwin (13) bat pads a Root delivery to forward short leg for Ollie Pope to take the catch. India 284/6

OVERS 81.5: FOUR! Pant smashes a Moeen delivery down the ground. India 284/5

OVERS 81.4: FOUR! Pant reverse sweeps a Moeen delivery to backward point. India 280/5

81 overs gone, England still haven't taken the second new ball

OVERS 79.3: FOUR! Ashwin cover drives a Moeen Ali delivery for his first boundary. India 271/5

OVERS 78.2: BIG HIT! Pant charges down the pitch and hits a leach delivery over long-on for a SIX! India 265/5

OVERS 76.3: FOUR! Pant cuts a Leach delivery through point. India 257/5

250 up for India in 75.5 overs

OVERS 75.2: OUT! Rahane (67) goes for the sweep against Moeen Ali, but he doesn't get to the pitch of the delivery, the ball hits the gloves before ricocheting onto the stumps. India 249/5

Rohit made batting look so easy on a difficult pitch

OVERS 72.6: OUT! Rohit Sharma (161) goes for another slog sweep against Jack Leach, gets a top edge and it goes straight into the hands of Moeen Ali at deep mid-wicket. End of a FABULOUS knock. India 248/4

OVERS 72.1: FOUR! Rahane cuts a Leach delivery to the backward point fence. India 247/3

OVERS 70.6: CLOSE CALL! Rohit misses a Leach delivery on the front foot and keeper Ben Foakes whips off the bails in a flash. Review taken, third umpire adjudges it not out, but extremely close call