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It was always going to be an impossible mission, with India having won their last-16 home Test series, but Ben Stokes as England’s captain has not, for once, made the best of a bad job.
Fluent half-centuries by KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja earned India a first-innings lead of 175 and control of the opening test against England.
KL Rahul slammed 14th Test fifty on an unbeaten 55 while Shreyas Iyer was rock-solid in his 34 not out to help India get lead over England
India have taken a handy first-innings lead of 175
Second all-time leading run scorer for his country shoulders burden with the ball with injury restricting Jack Leach to 16 overs in six stints