IND vs END, 4th Test, Day 1 In Photos: Sudharsan, Jaiswal Steer India To Strong Start With Fifties
Put in to bat in overcast conditions, Indian openers KL Rahul (46 off 98 balls) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (58 off 107) put on 94 runs for their highest stand of the series (AP)
But after lunch, the tide turned for England as Chris Woakes and returning spinner Dawson, playing in his first Test after 8 years, scalped the openers to push India to 120/2 (AP)
It was Sai Sudharsan who found stability, as the youngster played a swank innings to bring up his maiden Test fifty in style (AP)
Batting alongside Sudharsan, Pant (37 retired hurt off 48) had just started flexing his muscles before missing a reverse hit off a full ball from Chris Woakes, which left him injured as he had to be ushered out of the game (AP)
England's captain Ben Stokes then took to the attack removing the well-set Sudharshan as England gained a bit of momentum (AP)
India's Ravindra Jadeja then swept in for the save, as he yet again showed patience to stop the bleeding of wickets (AP)
At stumps, Ravindra Jadeja (19 batting off 37) and Shardul Thakur (19 batting off 36) were holding fort in fading light as India ended the day at 264/4 (AP)
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