<p>Indian opener Rohit Sharma hit his seventh Test century on Day 1 against England at the Chepauk stadium.</p>.<p>Rohit Sharma played with authority on a pitch that is offering sharp turn and variable bounce, bringing out the sweep shot to unsettle the spinners Moeen Ali and Jack Leach.</p>.<p>Earlier, Moeen Ali bowled Kohli through the gate as the Indian captain stood shocked on the pitch for a few moments before walking off amid stunned silence from fans allowed into the ground for the first time since the pandemic.</p>.<p>Olly Stone had Shubman Gill leg before for a duck in only the second over, but Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara steadied the ship with an 85-run second-wicket stand.</p>.<p>But then, Jack Leach took Pujara for 21 and Ali's prized scalp of Kohli made India slip to 86-3.</p>.<p>The Indian players were greeted by whistles and chants of "Rohit, Rohit" as stadiums welcomed back a limited number of fans for the match.</p>.<p>England made four changes from their opening win with Stuart Broad, Ben Foakes, Ali and Stone making it to the XI.</p>.<p>India handed left-arm spinner, Axar Patel, his Test debut and brought in paceman Mohammed Siraj and left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the team.</p>.<p>England won the first Test against India by 227 runs and is leading the four-match series 1-0.</p>
<p>Indian opener Rohit Sharma hit his seventh Test century on Day 1 against England at the Chepauk stadium.</p>.<p>Rohit Sharma played with authority on a pitch that is offering sharp turn and variable bounce, bringing out the sweep shot to unsettle the spinners Moeen Ali and Jack Leach.</p>.<p>Earlier, Moeen Ali bowled Kohli through the gate as the Indian captain stood shocked on the pitch for a few moments before walking off amid stunned silence from fans allowed into the ground for the first time since the pandemic.</p>.<p>Olly Stone had Shubman Gill leg before for a duck in only the second over, but Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara steadied the ship with an 85-run second-wicket stand.</p>.<p>But then, Jack Leach took Pujara for 21 and Ali's prized scalp of Kohli made India slip to 86-3.</p>.<p>The Indian players were greeted by whistles and chants of "Rohit, Rohit" as stadiums welcomed back a limited number of fans for the match.</p>.<p>England made four changes from their opening win with Stuart Broad, Ben Foakes, Ali and Stone making it to the XI.</p>.<p>India handed left-arm spinner, Axar Patel, his Test debut and brought in paceman Mohammed Siraj and left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the team.</p>.<p>England won the first Test against India by 227 runs and is leading the four-match series 1-0.</p>