England skipper Joe Root won the toss and elected to field against India in the third cricket Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Saturday.
India made three changes to the playing XI, handing young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant his maiden Test cap, while fit-again Jasprit Bumrah was back in the fold replacing Kuldeep Yadav and Shikhar Dhawan came in for Murali Vijay.
England made just one change, bringing in all-rounder Ben Stokes in place of Sam Curran.
Team India wear black arm bands
The Indian cricketers wore black arm bands on the first day of the third Test against England here as a mark of respect to former captain Ajit Wadekar, who passed away on August 15.
Just before the start of the day’s play, the Indian players, led by Virat Kohli, were seen wearing black arm bands in memory of the departed former skipper.
Wadekar, who led India to their first away series victory in West Indies and England in 1971, died in Mumbai on August 15 after a prolonged illness.
He was 77.