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IND Vs ENG, 5th Test, Day 1: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal Put India On Top After Kuldeep Yadav-Ravichandran Ashwin Stifle England - In Pics

After the spin tango of Kuldeep Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin, fifties by openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal took India to a commanding 135 for one on Day 1 of the fifth Test against England on Thursday. Skipper Rohit (52 batting, 83 balls) and Jaiswal (57, 58b) plundered 104 runs for the opening wicket in just 20.4 overs as India swiftly closed in on England’s first innings total of 218 all out. India now trail by 83 runs. Jaiswal got out soon after his fifty, getting stumped by Ben Foakes off off-spinner Shoaib Bashir. Shubman Gill was giving company to Rohit at 26 not out. Kuldeep (5/72) and 100th Test man Ashwin (4/51) shared nine wickets among them as England were bundled out for a woeful total in their first innings. Ravindra Jadeja also took a wicket as the Indian spin troika shared all the 10 English📖 wickets. For England, Zak Crawley offered the lone point of fight with a 108-ball 79.

India vs England 5th Test, Day 1 | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia

India's Shubman Gill and captain Rohit Sharma, right, leave the field at t✅he end of the first day of the fifth and final test match between England and India in Dharams🅺hala.

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India vs England 5th Test, Day 1
India vs England 5th Test, Day 1 | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia

India's Yashasvi Jaisꦰwal, right, celebrates his fifty runs onಌ the first day of the fifth and final test match between England and India in Dharamshala.

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India vs England 5th Test, Day 1
India vs England 5th Test, Day 1 | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia

India's captain Rohit Sharma bats on th𓂃e first day of the fifth and final test match between England and India in Dharam🅺shala.

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India vs England 5th Test, Day 1
India vs England 5th Test, Day 1 | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia

India's Yashasvi Jaiswal bats on the first day of the fifth and final test match be♐tween En🐻gland and India in Dharamshala.

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India vs England 5th Test, Day 1
India vs England 5th Test, Day 1 | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia

India's captain Rohit Sharmඣa hits a six on the first day of the fifth and final test match between England and India in Dharamshala.

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India vs England 5th Test, Day 1
India vs England 5th Test, Day 1 | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia

India's Kuldeep Yadav, right, is playfully pushed by teammate Ravichandran Ashwin as they leave the field at the end of England's inningson the first day of the fifth and final test match between England𝐆 and India in Dharamshala.

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India vs England 5th Test, Day 1
India vs England 5th Test, Day 1 | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia

India's Ravichandran Ashwin, third right, facing the camera, celebrates the wicket of England's Mark Wood on the first day of the fi🐽f👍th and final test match between England and India in Dharamshala.

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India vs England 5th Test, Day 1
India vs England 5th Test, Day 1 | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia

India's Kuldeep Yadav appeals successfully for the wicket of England's captain Ben Stokes on the first day of the fifth and fina💞l test match between England and India in Dharamshala.

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India vs England 5th Test, Day 1
India vs England 5th Test, Day 1 | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia

India's Dhruv Jurel celebrates with teammate Kuldeep Yadav the wicket of England's Jonny🌊 Bairstow on the first day of the fifth and final test match between England and India in Dharamshala.

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India vs England 5th Test, Day 1
India vs England 5th Test, Day 1 | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia

India's Kuldeep Yadav bowls on the first day of the fifth and final test matc🔯h between England and India in Dharamshala.

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India vs England 5th Test, Day 1
India vs England 5th Test, Day 1 | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia

England's Zak Crawley, left, talks to teammate Joe Root a𓆉s they bat on the first day of the fifth and final test match between England and India in Dharamshala.

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India vs England 5th Test, Day 1
India vs England 5th Test, Day 1 | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia

England's Zak Crawleꦉy celebrates his fiftyꦐ runs as teammate Ollie Pope looks on on the first day of the fifth and final test match between England and India in Dharamshala.

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India vs England 5th Test, Day 1
India vs England 5th Test, Day 1 | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia

Indiꦰa's players celebrate the wicket of England's Ben Duckett on the first day of the fifth and final test match between England and India in Dharamshala.