Chennai Test: India Beat England By 317 Runs, Series Level 1-1 (Day Report)

Local hero Ravichandran Ashwin starred with ball and bat as India thrashed England by 317 runs in the second Test in Chennai to level the series at 1-1 on Tuesday. Brief scores: India 329 & 286 (Ravic

Ashwin claimed eight wickets in the match and hit 106 with the bat as India bounced back from their crushing opening loss in the four-match series. Axar ended up with figures of 5/60, following up on his first-innings figures of 2/40. 

Opener Rohit Sharma hit an attacking 161 to set up India's big innings after they won the toss and elected to bat first. Sharma's seventh Test ton and first against England raised the pitch of the returning Indian crowd -- present in a stadium for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic.

Ashwin's five wickets to help bowl out England for 134 in the first innings in response to India's 329 set the tone for the host's dominance. England conceded a lead of 195 and then struggled on a pitch that offered turn from day one and was criticized by some pundits.