India’s batting group put the English spin attack in perspective on Friday, piling on the runs to take a firm grip on the first Test at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.

Yashasvi Jaiswal added just four to his overnight 76 before being dismissed by Joe Root in the first over of the second day, but half-centuries from KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja (unbeaten), coupled with handy contributions from Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat and Axar Patel propelled them to a 175-run advantage with three wickets remaining.