We are looking at first innings total of 600-700: Root

Virat Kohli helping his opposite number Joe Root deal with cramps became one of moments of opening day but that act of "good sportsmanship" will t stop England skipper from cashing on his memorable hundred and chasing a first innings total in range of 600-700 on day two here. Opting to bat, England ended day one at a promising 263 for three with Root scoring a fine century in his 100th Test. He batted with remarkable fluency, wher it was tackling Indian spinners or reverse swing generated by pacers.
Speaking to media in a virtual interaction after day's play, Root said he would be rey for more on Saturday.

"Yeah, I am rey for more tomorrow...hopefully get back, a bit frustrating, very kind of Virat (Kohli) to help me out (with cramps), good sportsmanship from him...It's just like a long day and n after a few overs I get some fluids and cooled down."

About surface and felt how many runs could be scored, Root said: "We have got to look and try and get as many as we can 600-700 if we can, really trying to make most of first innings make it good and those four overs trying to work quickly.

So if we can bat into whole of tomorrow or maybe day three n things could speed up quite quickly for us and you never kw what can happen for that point onwards.Root was in red hot form in preceding series against Sri Lanka but said conditions can't be compared to India.

It has been a really impressive start for us and we got to make it count and that is going to be challenge for this tour, we need to bat long periods of time in se conditions.Different challenges, I think in Sri Lanka, re was obviously a little bit more lateral moment, more spin, while here it was more trying to counter bounce initially against spinners and obviously challenging reverse swing from seamers.

"So it was very different and it's always difficult to try put two against each or," he ded.

Batting on 128, Root stressed on importance of carrying on.

Playing 100th Test was special and I mean coming in with some good form and I need to make sure I cash in on...Over course of my career I've t always gone to make really big scores, so for me to be going and doing that currently is really pleasing.And I keep getting myself in positions to make big hundreds and I have got to keep taking m and we're going to win more games if I'm doing that and so hopefully I can kick on tomorrow personally but most importantly we can have a bat tomorrow and we can be in a strong position in this game. England captain was all praise for opener Dominic Sibley, who me a dogged 87.

"Yeah it was a fantastic innings today...coming from Sri Lanka, a few question marks about him. Against a high quality attack and reverse swing it was impressive. must take a lot of heart for rest of series as well," he ded.

Asked if he h me any technical changes to his game of late, he said: I have looked at few areas of my game and looked at certain trends of how I was getting out certain times in my innings and try to ericate it, try to improve things and evolve as a player and at moment it seems to be working nicely and n challenge can I continue to, can I get better all time.He was surprised by his teammates on Thursday night ahe of his 100th Test.Yeah...it was very special, last night guys (got a) surprise for me and said videos from past players, friends and family and Ben (Stokes) in particular stood up and said really kind words, and n to come today and for us start a series in way we have it, it could t have gone any better...

We got a little blip in end (Sibley getting out), so really hope that we can build on that tomorrow and delighted to have things go our way, he said.