After facing a defeat in the 1st Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, Team India has showed a clear dominance on the Day 1 of 2nd Test at Chennai.
Winning the toss, Indian skipper Virat Kohli chose to bat first and ended the first day with a brilliant 300 for the loss of six wickets.
Opener Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane stitched an excellent 162-run partnership for the fourth wicket and contributed to the team to get an upper hand on the visitors. Opener Shubman Gill and skipper Virat Kohli, both were dismissed for a duck while Cheteshwar Pujara scored 21 of 58 balls.
Attempting for a sweep shot, Rohit Sharma got dismissed for Jack Leach giving a simple catch to Moeen Ali. Ajinkya Rahane’s calm and composed innings came to an end after scoring a 67 of 149 balls. Ravichandran Ashwin returned to dugout scoring a 13. At the end of the Day 1, Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel stood in the crease for the next day.