December 16, 2016 10:34 AM

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5th Test: India eye historic win against England

The fifth and final Cricket Test between India and England began in Chennai today with the visitors at 21 for 2 when reports last came in. Earlier, England won the toss and chose to bat. India are aiming for new record unbeaten streak against England in the final Test with the hosts already leading the five-match series 3-0.If they win the final Test, it will be their biggest victory against England, the previous being the 3-0 whitewash in 1992-93 under Mohammed Azharuddin's captaincy.India have included Ishant Sharma and Amit Mishra in place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and last-game centurion JayantYadav, Liam Dawson is making his debut for England with Stuart Broad returning in place of James AndersonTwenty-eight year-old Kohli, who is among just five batsmen, including Don Bradman and Ricky Ponting, to amass three double-centuries in a single year, is 135 short of bettering Sunil Gavaskar's record of most runs by an Indian in a single series. Gavaskar collected 774 runs in a single series against the West Indies.

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