India's Amit Mishra appeals for a leg before verdict against England tailender Zafar Ansari in Rajkot yesterday. Pic/PTI

Rajkot: The first two days of the first Test match has given us loads to reflect upon. The importance of winning the toss in the sub-continent can never be overstated. For, only once — in 2016 — the team that lost the toss went on to win the game. England won an important toss, which incidentally is the first toss Kohli has lost at home, and made full use of the advantage it presented on a perfect pitch to bat on.