Indian openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma carried their good form with the bat in the second Test of the series and put on India’s first hundred run opening partnership since 2007.
They batted with superb control over their shot selection and combatted the England pace attack that was without Stuart Broad in it. Both Rahul and Rohit were watchful at the start of the innings and scored only eight runs in the first eight overs. However, as England grew desperate in search of the wicket, Rohit capitalized on loose balls to get going.
Rohit scored his 13th fifty in the longest format from 83 balls with the help of eight boundaries.
India last had a 100-run partnership at the top of the order in the second Test of the series at Trent Bridge between Dinesh Karthik and Wasim Jaffer.
Earlier, England captain Joe Root won the toss and decided to send India in on a pitch that promised to offer seam movement and overcast conditions meant that they had some swing on offer.
The first Test of the series at Trent Bridge ended in a draw as rain washed out the final day’s play when India needed 157 runs with nine wickets remaining.