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England bat first; Rahul injured, Nair handed debut
- Updated: November 26, 2016
England won the toss and decided to bat against IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary
Alastair Cook wasn’t quite grinning ear to ear when he won the toss on Mohali, but there was certainly a hint of relief that he was able to give his batsmen first use of a dry, cracked surface that was expected to spin from early in the match.
There was late intrigue with the India side. They had already been forced to make one injury-related change with Parthiv Patel recalled, for his first Test in eight years, in place of Wriddhiman Saha and his comeback took another twist on the morning of the game when he was …
