India's captain Virat Kohli (L) and Ravindra Jadeja walk back at the end of play on the fifth day of the first Test cricket match between India and England at the Saurashtra Cricket Association stadium in Rajkot on November 13, 2016. ----IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE----- / AFP PHOTO / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / ----IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE----- / GETTYOUT

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AUS	85
RSA	5 /171

PER	86
NZB	87

CLE	–
CHA	–

MIN	–
LAL	–

OKC	–
ORL	–

IND	488 & 6 /172
ENG	537 & 3 /260d

ENG	6
AUS	10

SYD	4
PER	1

PHI	–
ATL	–