Virat Kohli: We would’ve batted first too. It looks good to bat on, on Day 1... we have to be at our best, and England are a quality side,...
Virat Kohli: We would’ve batted first too. It looks good to bat on, on Day 1... we have to be at our best, and England are a quality side, who have and can put us under pressure. We have to be at the top of our game.
Joe Root: We’re batting first. We need to make use of the first innings, because it’ll spin again very soon so we need to get runs on the board soon.
TOSS: England win toss and elect to bat first.
The pitch will be in focus on Day 1 of the fourth Test between India and England. Will we get another extreme turner or just a regular turner?
Joe Root has urged his England team to be “braver” and to free themselves from fear but India will try and ensure that things aren’t that easy for the tourists..
The tourists have sustained heavy defeats in the past two matches – by 317 runs in Chennai and 10 wickets in a chastening two-day finish in Ahmedabad – but can still draw the series 2-2.
Ever since Root’s double century in the series opener paved the way for a score of 578 and a landmark win, England have struggled against spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel.
Root’s side have been bowled out...
