India scored 221 for 8 wickets at tea on Day 3 of the Test against England. India were leading by 416 runs with local star Ravichandran Ashwin's being the highest scorer after captain Kohli was dismissed for 62 by Moeen Ali.
Playing his first match of the series, Ben Foakes impressed with his glovework on his birthday and was involved in the first three dismissals of the morning session as English spinners dominated the segment at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium.
England tasted success in the first over when Cheteshwar Pujara was run out for seven in a bizarre manner.
Having stepped out to defend a ball, the batsman was trying to make his ground when he jammed his bat on the crease and lost his grip. Foakes whipped off the bail before Pujara could get his foot back in.
The wicketkeeper then pulled off a sharp stumping to dismiss Rohit Sharma for 26 off Jack Leach.
(With inputs from Reuters)
Published 15 February 2021, 09:02 IST