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England hold India to draw in first Test

England give India a scare before holding them to a draw in the first Test in Rajkot.

India lost three wickets for 24 runs but have gone on to snatch a draw against England in the first Test in Rajkot.

Bowlers Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin managed to steady the ship for the hosts, who slumped to 71-4 with at least 25 left.

India were set a target of 310 from a minimum of 49 overs, and they got off to a shaky start with Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha falling within 15 balls.

Ravi Jadeja then joined Kohli to take India to 172-6, while England captain Alastair Cook made 130 in the tourists' 260-3 declared.

Haseeb Hameed (82) narrowly missed out on a debut century as his side fell just four wickets short of a famous victory, but the English ended the afternoon as the first visiting team to secure a first-innings lead on Indian soil for four years.

The second of the five Tests will take place in Visakhapatnam this Thursday.

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Indias Cheteshwar Pujara walks back to the pavilion after losing his wicket for 11 runs during play on the third day of the fifth cricket Test match between England and India at The Oval in London on August 17, 2014
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