India vs England 3rd Test, Day 1 at Narendra Modi Stadium: Rohit Sharma's Fifty, Axar Patel's Six-For Headline India's Dominance | IN PICS

Thanks to local hero Axar Patel's brilliance with the ball, India dominated the opening day at Motera.

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Axar Patel Shines

The local hero picked up six wickets to bundle out England for 112.

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Ashwin Picks Three

The Chennai-born cricketer continued his good form as he picked up three wickets in the opening day at Motera.

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Axar Kept Celebrating

The local hero kept celebrating as he picked up wickets at regular intervals. It was his second consecutive five-wicket haul.

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Stokes Stirs Controversy

Ben Stokes stirred a controversy as he claimed to catch a ball that was not taken cleanly.

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Hitman Slams Fifty

Rohit Sharma came up with the goods on a tricky pitch as he scored a fifty and remained unbeaten.

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Virat Kohli Fan

Yes, it was a Kohli fan looking for 15 seconds of fame breached the security at Motera and entered the ground to get up close with Kohli.

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Ishant Sharma Felicitated

President of India Ramnath Kovind and Home Minister Amit Shah felicitated the Delhi-born pacer.

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Amit Shah's Prediction Falls Flat

The Home Minister had predicted that local hero Cheteshwar Pujara would get a double hundred. But that did not happen as he registered a duck.