England captain Joe Root said his team wanted to score between 600 and 700 in the first innings after scoring a century on the opening day of the first Test against India. After days of being troubled by hamstring pressure, the hosts, captain Virat Kohli, stepped forward to help him. England went out to bat to win the toss, and thanks to Root’s spectacular century, he scored 263 for three at stumps. Root fought the reverse swing of Indian spinners and fast bowlers.

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At the Virtual Media Conference after the day’s play, Root said he was ready for another big innings on Saturday. “Yes, I want to play big innings tomorrow. Hopefully I’ll get back to the crease, which was a bit disappointing but Virat (Kohli) helps me (after muscle stiffness) with his good play attitude. It was a long day and then a few overs later I took some fluids.

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Talking about the pitch and how many runs he can make on it, Root said, “If we can score 600-700, we have to look at and try to score as many runs. How many runs in the first innings is good. Things can move fast for us if we can bat an entire day until tomorrow or the third day. And then it is not known what will happen. “Root was in good form in the last series against Sri Lanka but the situation there is not comparable to India. It’s a really good start for us. We need to take advantage of that and this is our challenge on this tour. We need to bat for a long time in these conditions.