It is stumps at Mohali and India have the advantage after the first day’s play in the 3rd Test match of the India-England series. England are unbeaten at 268/8 at stumps on a day when the Indian bowling attack dominated the English batting attack. Another important act of the day was the feud between Virat Kohli and Ben Stokes which took place just after the later got out for 29.
Here are 5 talking points of the day :
England openers fail to provide a start : England openers failed to get England to a great start as both of the openers fell quickly at Mohali on Saturday. England skipper Alastair Cook fell for 27 whereas youngster Haseeb Hameed who has impressed so far in the series fell for just 9. The failure of the England’s openers helped India to settle into the match slowly.