The Indian opening duo of Murali Vijay and Gautam Gambhir got the hosts off to a solid start – ending the day on 63/0. Vijay is unbeaten on 28 while Gambhir will resume batting on Friday with his score reading 25.
Although the pitch has looked good for batting so far, there was some turn and bounce late in the day for Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid which will encourage Alastair Cook of enforcing a result.
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Moeen Ali celebrates after reaching his century.
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Mohammed Shami is elated after dismissing Moeen.
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Ben Stokes goes for a big shot off Ravichandran Ashwin.
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Ben Stokes celebrates after getting to his ton.
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Captain Virat Kohli tries to motivate his team.
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Despite the Indian team enduring a difficult day, local fans were still upbeat.
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Stuart Broad runs in to bowl in his 100th Test match.
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Ben Stokes, who spent a long time in the middle with the bat, was seen struggling with cramps while fielding.
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How did that miss? A Moeen Ali delivery misses the batsman, the stumps and the wicket-keeper.
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The man of the moment Ben Stokes leads his team-mates at the end of day's play.
