India will be pleased with their bowling performance, having restricted England to 268/8 despite the visitors winning the toss and electing to bat first.
Jonny Bairstow was England’s best batsman, notching up his 13th half-century in Test cricket while the returning Jos Buttler scored a fighting 43. The Indian bowlers shared the wickets among themselves, with Jayant Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Umesh Yadav picking up two wickets each.
There was a lot of praise for the Indian bowlers on Twitter, with former opening batsman Aakash Chopra suggesting that Jayant Yadav’s performance was better than his figures suggest. Former England captain Michael Vaughan, meanwhile, mentioned that having won the toss, England have no excuses if they lose this game.
Predictably, there was a lot of talk about Parthiv Patel who made his return to the Indian Test team after a gap of more than eight years. Even more predictable was television host Piers Morgan’s tweet about Kevin Pietersen during England’s batting collapse.
Here, we collect the top tweets of the day.
England Win the Toss .. And have levelled the Series according to the reaction in the ground .. More pressure now .. #NoExcuses
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 26, 2016
Two wickets for Jayant...but when you realise that he got Root and then well set Bairstow, it becomes more than what the scorecard suggests.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 26, 2016
Bowling and batting performances can sometimes be outside your control. But fielding never is. No excuses for dropping catches.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 26, 2016
Hi mate @KP24, is your India visa still active? #INDvENG
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 26, 2016
Young Karun Nair to make his Test debut. Proud moment as he receives the Test cap from Mr.Sunil Gavaskar #TeamIndia #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/R4jm51Amgo
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 26, 2016
The vicissitudes of life: Gambhir is left out of squad to play Rahul who aggravates niggling injury allowing Karun Nair to make Test debut!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) November 26, 2016
The last time Parthiv Patel & Gareth Batty was playing Test cricket on the same day, @BrianLara's world record of 400* was just one day old!
— Deepu Narayana (@deeputalks) November 26, 2016
It looks like a good enough wicket to bat on, but not a paradise.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) November 26, 2016
Most wickets for India in first session of a Test at home since 2000:
— Sampath 🏏 (@SAMPATHB24) November 26, 2016
4 vs ENG at Mohali, Today
4 vs AUS at Hyderabad, 2013#INDvENG
Does Ashwin need to stop being a bowling batting all rounder so he can be a catching fielding all rounder #INDvENG
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) November 26, 2016
Two spinners have let off Alastair Cook.
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) November 26, 2016
Jadeja first and then Ashwin.
Catches win matches since 1877#INDvENG
Rahane is the only player who has appeared in each of the 20 Tests captained by Kohli; Ashwin 19, Saha 18, Vijay 16, Pujara 15. #IndvsEng
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) November 26, 2016
