India were down at 98/5 when Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja came to the rescue at Edgbaston, adding 222 runs for the sixth wicket
India were down at 98/5 when Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja came to the rescue at Edgbaston, adding 222 runs for the sixth wicket
India rode on a scintillating century from Rishabh Pant to end the first day of the rescheduled fifth Test against England at 338 for eight here on Friday.
Pant (146 off 111 balls) and Ravindra Jadeja (83 off 163 balls) put on 222 runs for the sixth wicket as both disappointed the England bowlers.
Pant hit 20 fours and four sixes in his innings.
Mohammed Shami (batting 0) was supporting Jadeja at the stumps.
Virat Kohli suffered another setback as he was dismissed for 11 in the second session. Hanuma Vihari made 20 and India scored 174 for five at tea time.
Shreyas Iyer (15) won dangerously before being caught by the leg-side off James Anderson (3/52).
Brief scores: India 338 for 7 in 73 overs (Rishabh Pant 146, Ravindra Jadeja 83 batting, James Anderson 3/52).