India vs England: Rohit Sharma hits 7th Test 100 as India regain grip after early collapse

Hitman Rohit Sharma smashed his seventh Test century as India regained grip on 2nd Test after suffering an early collapse against England at Chennai on Saturday. opening batsman raced past hundred run mark in just 130 deliveries as he became  first Indian player to score each of his first seven 100s at home. Having lost his opening partner Shubman Gill for a duck, Rohit Sharma took on responsibility of keeping scoreboard ticking and ensured that India recovered after losing three early wickets. India are at 157 runs at loss of three wickets with Rohit Sharma batting on 109 runs with Rahane (27 runs) at time of publishing this copy. 

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Earlier in day, young Shubman Gill was sent packing for a duck after he was trapped for a leg-before--wicket (LBW) by pacer Olly Stone. Cheteshwar Pujara was next batsman to head back to Pavillion after edging one to slips off spinner Jack Leach's delivery. England were absolutely delighted after y dismissed Indian skipper Virat Kohli for a duck as Moeen Ali's delivery went on to crash stumps, leaving Indian run maestro baffled. 

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India win toss, opt to bat in 2nd Test

All-rounder Axar Patel will make his Test debut at Chepauk on Saturday as India elected to bat first after winning an important toss in 2nd Test. Axar Patel was ruled out for selection in previous game after he picked up an injury during side's optional training. Winning toss at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Indian skipper Virat Kohli informed of three changes made to side. Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav has been included in India's playing XI after a long wait along with Mohammad Siraj. spinners Shahbaz Nadeem, Washington Sundar and ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah have been left out of 2nd Test at Chennai. 

"It's a good wicket. Day 1 is going to be good for batting. We expect it to slow down from Day 2 onwards. It's a good toss to win, we need to put runs on board. re is a reason why we played combination in last game because Axar was injured. Unfortunately, Washington even after doing well misses out. Kuldeep Yadav replaces him. Nadeem makes way for Axar. Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for this game. We need to man his workload. Mohammad Siraj comes in for him and he brings good variety. You shouldn't be shocked if you get defeated at home. It all comes down to mindset, everyone wants to win everywhere. It's exciting to be a part of it", skipper Virat Kohli said after winning toss. 

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