Indian batsmen take control with solid batting display

Virender Sehwag cracked his first century in more than two years as India came up with a solid batting display to take control of the first cricket Test against England here on Thursday.

Sehwag, who has been woefully out of form for long, notched up his 23rd Test century with a run-a-ball 117, while Cheteshwar Pujara was just two runs short of his ton as the hosts cruised to 323 for four at close on the opening day.

In Image: India's Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir interact during Day 1 of the first Test.

Text and Images: PTI

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