India vs Eng 1st Test: It was unusual to get Virat Kohli out so early, says James Anderson

The 39-year-old James Anderson drew the first blood, getting Virat Kohli with a beauty to trigger a collapse as India slumped to 112/4 from being 97 for no loss in less than six overs.

England paceman James Anderson, who dismissed Virat Kohli for a first ball duck on Thursday (August 5), said it was ‘unusual’ to get the India skipper out that early on day two of the first Test. Having got him out four times in the 2014 series and then being put into submission by the Indian skipper in 2018, Kohli's engrossing battle with the veteran England pacer was always going to be a sub-plot of the five-match series. The 39-year-old drew the first blood, getting Kohli with a beauty to trigger a collapse as India slumped to 112/4 from being 97 for no loss in less than six overs. “I feel like I’ve challenged Virat in that area before. He either played or missed or left it. He's always been good enough to sort of get through and today it was just one of those days where he nicked it. Getting Kohli out that early was quite unusual,” Anderson said at the end of day’s play. There were animated celebrations from the veteran after getting the prized-scalp of Kohli. “He’s such a big wicket. To bowl the ball exactly where I wanted it to and for him to nick it as well. It was just an outpouring of emotions to get the team back into the game. Getting their best player out is something that doesn't happen all that often.”