Nagpur: A brilliant partnership between Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli took India to 227/4 at tea on day three of the fourth Test being played at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur.
India started the afternoon session at 146/4 with Kohli on 46 and Dhoni on 31. Kohli soon went past the fifty run-mark as England took the new ball in the 81st over. Dhoni raised the tempo as soon as the new ball was taken and played some fabulous strokes to reach fifty.
Both batsmen played superbly and raised the rate of scoring to take the Indian score past two hundred. Soon the two had a partnership of 150 runs.
India at tea were trailing by 103 runs with Dhoni unbeaten on 75 and Kohli on 77.
By Indian Sports News Network
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