KL Rahul made 100 and Ravindra Jadeja a third successive fifty as India exactly equalled England's 387 in the third Test at Lord's on Saturday before tempers flared as the match headed towards a second-innings shoot-out.
England hit back with two wickets just before lunch on the opening day of the first Test after India threatened to make Ben Stokes pay for opting to bowl first at Headingley on Friday.
India's KL Rahul struck 77 on his return as opening batsman to help Delhi Capitals beat Chennai Super Kings by 25 runs for their third successive victory in the IPL On Saturday.
KL Rahul was hailed Monday as India's Champions Trophy unsung hero, having twice kept a cool head under pressure to see his team to victory in tense semi-final and finals.
Rohit Sharma will bat down the order in the pink-ball second Test against Australia in Adelaide, with India's returning skipper Thursday saying KL Rahul had earned his place as an opener.
KL Rahul said Wednesday he will bat 鈥榳herever鈥� as India face a conundrum in the second Test against Australia with the expected return of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill.
India are backing senior batsman KL Rahul to find his run-scoring touch ahead of a busy schedule of nine Tests in four months, starting with Bangladesh in Kanpur on Friday.
