"I was pretty surprised that they won the toss and batted first today. And from what I think about Rahul, he's a fine player. Like Virat Kohli mentioned at the toss, there was a bit in it, it was a bit sticky," said Ashwin after the opening day's play. He keeps batting all the time and it's not a surprise that he's made runs and I'm very happy for him," Ashwin added. Ashwin broke through that partnership before lunch and then proceeded to take his 18th five-wicket haul in 34 Tests.

Source: dna July 31, 2016 05:37 UTC