Rajkot: India declared their first innings at 649/9 after 149.5 overs on the second day of the first Test at Rajkot Friday. This is the 31st time that India have scored 600 and more runs in an innings, second only to Australia’s 34.
This is also the highest innings total in the fixture, beating the previous highs of 644/7d by India at Kanpur in February 1979 and 644/8d by West Indies at Delhi in February 1959.
India captain Virat Kohli called in Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami a ball after the all-rounder brought up his maide