With variation and guile, Kuldeep picks up from where he had left off

It's probably not a coincidence that Kuldeep Yadav got to bowl as early as the fourth over, ahead of Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel.

- Somshuvra Laha

And more importantly, just two overs to go for lunch. An almost new ball with a prominent seam allows for a better grip and more consistent bounce. For Rohit Sharma, it was like a tester of the things to come, an early indication of how England would want to play out Yadav.

But for one ball, Zak Crawley looked solid throughout that over. The ball in focus though was a ripper, pitching full and catching a thick edge as the England opener pressed forward to block. "It's a little bit different, facing left-arm leg spin," said Crawley, who top scored with 76 in England's first innings, after the close of play. "He's got the googly as well, the slider, he's got all of those variations that I suppose Ashwin's got too. But it was a different angle and he bowled well, which made it a new challenge."