Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates the wicket of England’s batter Ben Duckett in the course of the first day of the primary Test cricket match between India and England, at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, on January 25, 2024.
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England had been 215 for eight at tea on the opening day of the first Test in opposition to India on Thursday.
England captain Ben Stokes received the toss and opted to bat first.
Stokes (43 batting) and Mark Wood had been batting on 43 and seven respectively at the break.
Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja bagged three wickets, whereas there have been two wickets apiece for Axar Patel and R. Ashwin.
Brief Scores: England: 215/8 in 59 overs (Ben Stokes 43 batting; Ravindra Jadeja 3/75).
Earlier, Madhya Pradesh prolific batter Rajat Patidar was named as a substitute for Virat Kohli for the primary two Tests
Brief scores: England 108/3 in 28 overs (Jonny Bairstow 32 batting, Joe Root batting 18; R Ashwin 2/20).
Teams
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Srikar Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
England: Ben Stokes (c), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood and Jack Leach.
