Rishabh Pant smashes superb century as India turn the tables on England

  • Pant shared in a partnership of 222 with Ravindra Jadeja
  • India had slipped to 98 for five after being put in to bat

A healthy dose of their own medicine came England’s way on day one of the rescheduled fifth Test against India as Rishabh Pant unfurled a remarkable century and a reminder that the concept of “Baz-ball” is neither new nor exclusive.

This had initially looked like a meeting of the confident versus the undercooked when India stumbled to 98 for five either side of a two-hour rain break over lunch. Jimmy Anderson had cruised in for three typically slick wickets, while Matt Potts had added two more to his burgeoning collection, including the prized pelt of Virat Kohli.

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