An element of luck also seemed to go with Kohli, who pulled Anderson as it took a top edge before flying to no-man’s land en route to the boundary.
India also survived run out scares twice with Pujara at at the receiving end on both the occasions.
Known to be a slow runner, Pujara, on 22, was caught in a mix-up with an agile Kohli twice and was seen dropping his bat in desperation in one instance.
Fortunately for India it did not cost a wicket and Kohli addressed him in a long discussion in the middle.
England skipper Alastair Cook introduced spin as early as in 10th over by bringing in left-arm orthodox Zafar Ansari but without much success as the ball had little turn in the first session.
Ansari’s spell read 6-1-19-0 and England brought back Broad after he returned to the field following some treatment to his wrist. But Kohli and Pujara looked firmly in control.
Earlier, Kohli made an intriguing selection when he handed 26-year-old offspinner Jayant Yadav a surprise Test debut, replacing Amit Mishra, who had bowled a magical 5/18 at this venue to skittle New Zealand for 79 three weeks ago.
In the same match, Jayant had made his ODI debut and today the Haryana offspinner was handed India’s 286th Test cap by former India captain Ravi Shastri.
