That the hosts salvaged a draw from a hopeless situation of 71/4 would have come as a relief to the Rajkotians. India survived another 29 overs even as leg-spinner Adil Rashid and off-spinner Moeen Ali spun the Indian top-order cheaply to raise hopes of an England victory. There was more drama as India were six down with at least 6.3 overs for Virat Kohli to bat with the rest. With the England spinners bowling at a quicker rate, India survived the last 10 overs with Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja sticking their necks out to earn a well-deserved draw, finishing at 172/6. It was England under Alastair Cook that last won a Test series, or even a Test, in India during the 2012-13 season.

Source: dna November 14, 2016 02:38 UTC