Vijay ton propels India to 348-6 in England Test

MUMBAI: Skipper Virat Kohli slammed an unbeaten 83 after opener Murali Vijay struck a century to propel India to 348-6 on day three of the fourth Test against England Saturday.

At tea, the hosts trailed England by 52 runs going into the day´s final session after Vijay and Kohli´s heroics at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Vijay smashed 10 fours and three sixes on his way to a stunning 136 while captain Kohli kept his cool as four of his team-mates lost their wickets in the post-lunch session.

Spinner Adil Rashid sent Vijay packing shortly after lunch when he caught and bowled the right-handed batsman.

Karun Nair only made 13 runs before being given out lbw off Moeen Ali by the TV umpire after a long study of the television replays using the Decision Review System.

Captain Alastair Cook had challenged the original not out decision before the TV umpire over-ruled it in England´s favour.

Joe Root then too two quick wickets to reduce the top-ranked hosts to 307-6.

Parthiv Patel was caught behind by Jonny Bairstow for 15 while Ravichandran Ashwin was caught for a duck by Keaton Jennings.

Kohli, who was dropped by Rashid on 68, expertly plotted his way to 83 as India edged closer to England´s first innings total of 400.