Mumbai, Dec 10 (CRICKETNMORE) India suffered a mid-batting order wobbled but skipper Virat Kohli's assuring presence helped them to 348\/6 in their first innings at tea on the third day of the fourth Test against England here on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kohli was at crease (83 batting) along with Ravindra Jadeja who was not out on 22. They shared a crucial unbeaten 41-run seventh wicket partnership to guide India towards safety after being reduced to 307\/6 in the 105th over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India were 247\/2 at lunch and coasting along with opener Murali Vijay (136) striking his eight century in the morning session.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But his fall after lunch after a 282-ball knock, punctuated by 10 boundaries and three sixes, triggered a middle order batting wobble.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Karun Nair (13), Parthiv Patel (15) and Ravichandran Ashwin (0) all departed in quick succession to raise fears of India conceding a vital first innings lead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But the Kohli-Jadeja stand has come in the way of England and could be crucial to India's interests of taking the lead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Joe Root (2-17) and Moeen Ali (2-118) were the most successful bowlers for England. Jake Ball (1-18) and Adil Rashid (1-118) were the other wicket takers for the visitors.Earlier in the first phase of play, Vijay's finely-composed century vaulted India to a healthy 247\/2 at lunch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vijay struck his eighth ton and second of the series, to guide India to a strong position in response to England's score of 400, after resuming at their overnight score of 146\/1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vijay completed his century with a single in the 72nd over of India's innings, hitting nine fours and three sixes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kohli also achieved a personal milestone, completing 4000 Test runs, as India accumulated 101 runs in 31 overs in the morning phase of play.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2016\/12\/india-batsman-virat-kohli3.jpg", "alt_img": "Mumbai Test: Kohli guides India to 348\/6 after wobble", "alt_title": "Mumbai Test: Kohli guides India to 348\/6 after wobble", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Mumbai Test: Kohli guides India to 348\/6 after wobble", "seo_desc": "Mumbai, Dec 10 (CRICKETNMORE) India suffered a mid-batting order wobbled but skipper Virat Kohli's assuring presence helped them to 348\/6 in their first inning", "seo_keywords": "Virat Kohli, India vs England, Indian Cricket Team", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "0", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "mumbai-test-kohli-guides-india-to-348-6-after-wobble", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2360", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "0", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2016-12-10 14:55:00", "updated": "2016-12-10 14:55:00", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2016-12-10 14:55:00", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2016-12-10 14:55:00", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/mumbai-test-kohli-guides-india-to-348-6-after-wobble-21933" }