Nov.11 (CRICKETNMORE) - India ended the day 3 with 319/4 against England in the first test at Rajkot. India is still trailing England 537 by 218 runs. The highlight of the day was the brilliant centuries by Murali Vijay (126) and Cheteshwar Pujara (124). The duo added 209-runs for the second wicket.
The local boy Pujara scored his ninth test century at his home ground. It was an emotional moment for the Saurashtra man as he smashed a ton infront of his father who is also his coach.
Murali Vijay scored his seventh hundred in Tests. It was a top class innings full of patience, determination and lot of application. With over 500 on the board, India needed one of their openers to stay long and score big and Vijay has done just that. Vijay had got a couple of fifties in the New Zealand series but this century will give a boost to his career. The last century he scored was against Bangladesh last year.
Saurabh Sharma