With Jasprit Bumrah bowling the first ball of the match, the long wait of an international game on home soil was finally over. After winning the toss, England chose to bat and showed why they are one of the best in the business.
Though India scalped the first two wickets quickly, the day went in favour of the visitors. Joe Root and Dom Sibley made a 200-run partnership on the opening day of the Chennai Test.
At stumps, England’s score read 263/3, with Root playing on 128 runs. However, India ended the day on a high as Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Sibley (87) in the 90th over.
A brilliant effort from these two 👏
We finish day one 263/3 💪
Scorecard: https://t.co/gEBlUSOuYe#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/MznHcDtNZp
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 5, 2021
Greatness recognised 👏
Scorecard: https://t.co/gEBlUSOuYe#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/50Su6sVALd
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 5, 2021
Openers Sibley and Rory Burns provided England with a good start. India did have a very good opportunity to send Burns back to the pavilion cheaply but the wicket-keeper, Rishabh Pant, dropped the catch off Bumrah’s first delivery of the second over.
The duo then played cautiously to avoid any hiccups in the initial overs, taking the team over the 50-run mark. Ravichandran Ashwin handed India the first breakthrough as he got hold of Burns (33) in the 24th over. Dan Lawrence (0) then came out to bat but failed to impress as he was given LBW off Bumrah’s delivery in the 26th over, bringing Root on the field.
Jasprit Bumrah, who was playing his first Test match in India took 2 crucial wickets.
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India skipper Virat Kohli’s heartwarming gesture towards England captain Joe Root just before the concluding minutes of the play on day one of the opening Test has taken the internet by storm.
After smashing a six off Ravichandran Ashwin’s last ball of the 87th over Root went down on the floor with a cramp. England physio was out to help the skipper but before he reached, it was India captain Kohli who helped Root with stretching of his right leg. This ‘Spirit of Cricket’ gesture by Kohli certainly won the hearts of the fans.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also shared the clip on Twitter captioning it as “#SpiritOfCricket at its very best”
#SpiritOfCricket at its very best 😊😊#INDvENG @Paytm | @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/vaEdH29VXo
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 5, 2021