The nature of the spin-friendly pitch dominated discussions on the first two days but home captain Virat Kohli and Ashwin showed how to master such tracks as India posted 286 in their second innings. Resuming their second innings on 54-1, India lost five wickets in the morning session with Ben Foakes spending a busy 28th birthday behind the stumps. Ajinkya Rahane did not last long either but Kohli forged a 96-run partnership with Ashwin to steady the innings. Moeen Ali (4-98) dismissed Kohli for the second time in the match but Ashwin kept going at the other end. This was the third time Ashwin, who claimed 5-43 in England's first innings, scored a century and took five wickets in the same Test.

Source: bd News24 February 15, 2021 12:45 UTC