After skipper Kohli, Moeen Ali disturbs deputy Ajinkya Rahane's furniture in 2nd Test

All-rounder Moeen Ali succeeded in making ball talk on Day 1 of ongoing second Test between India and England at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai despite visitors having lost toss. 

Ali had first castled Indian skipper Virat Kohli with a beautiful delivery earlier in day and he once again took matters into his own hands to dismiss Kohli's Test deputy Ajinkya Rahane during final hour of final session of first day's play. However, unlike Virat, Rahane had brought his own downfall by attempting a needless sweep shot. 

Kohli first, Rahane next

'Jinx' had played a calm and composed kck of 67 where he added 162 runs along with opener Rohit Sharma for fourth-wicket stand after India were in a spot of bor at 86/3. Meanwhile, this was also Rahane's first half-century after seven innings which came to an abrupt end due to a sweep shot.

This happened during 76th over of India's first innings. On second delivery, Ali had bowled one around off-stump line as number-five batsman decided to play a sweep shot supposedly targetting leg-side boundary. neless, t only he ended up missing ball completely, but it also spun back sharply after pitching as his furniture was disturbed and middle-order batsman had to take a long walk back to pavilion.

video of Ajinkya Rahane's dismissal was posted by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on ir official Twitter handle. Take a look.

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India dominate proceedings on Day 1

After winning toss and electing to bat first, opener Rohit Sharma (161) and Ajinkya Rahane batted well on a difficult surface after hosts had lost ir top-order even before breaching three-figure mark. After both set batsmen were dismissed, it appeared as if India would suffer a batting collapse after Ravichandran Ashwin also followed with just 13 runs to his name. 

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neless, wicket-keeper batsman, Rishabh Pant had or ideas as he went after English bowlers. He is unbeaten at 33 including five boundaries and a maximum as India's scorecard reads 300/6 at stumps on Day 1.

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