Not for the first time this winter off spinner Dom Bess grabbed the spotlight with four wickets to illustrate how he continues to thrive in Test cricket. And there was no better way to open your account in India than by having Virat Kohli as your first wicket from a superb bit of bowling. By the close of day three India had reached 257-6 on a pulsating day of Test cricket, still 321 runs behind England's eventual first innings tally with plenty more work to be done. Kohli pressed forward with unusually hard hands, the ball bounced and turned to take the inside edge and be grabbed by Ollie Pope at short leg. A couple of fanciful reviews from England were never going to dislodge Washington Sundar as he and Ravi Ashwin took India to the close without any further mishaps, but they are still a distant second best so far.

Source: Daily Mirror February 07, 2021 12:10 UTC