As turnarounds go, this will be hard to match. Outplayed for the first two days, England completed a stirring comeback at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, surging to a famous 28-run win in the first of five Tests against India. On their last tour too, in early 2021, England had won the first Test in Chennai on the back of skipper Joe Root’s exceptional double century. India came back strongly to clinch the series 3-1, but this England team is made of greater spunk, with the attitude of a winner.

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