IND V ENG 2nd Test: Dog forces players to go off the field

IND V ENG 2nd Test: Dog forces players to go off the field

Visakhapatnam: A stray dog forced an early tea break with Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara approaching centuries on the opening day of the second Test between India and England here today.

Kohli was unbeaten on 91 off 135 balls while Pujara was batting on 97 off 177 when the tea was taken in the middle of the 57th over after a stray dog halted the proceedings. India had reached 210 for two with Kohli and Pujara extending their partnership to 188 runs.

The decision to take tea was somewhat forceful as they took it 8 minutes before the schedule time. The dog was once chased away by the ground staff but it came back into the field again and forced the umpires to take the bails off.  

India, on the other hand have taken themselves to a commanding position thanks to Kohli and Pujara, after England seamers struck early blows with the new ball.