India suffered a batting collapse and slumped to 156-6 but their overall lead swelled to 351 at lunch on day three of the second test against England on Monday.
Ben Foakes impressed with his glovework and was involved in the first three dismissals of the morning session as English spinners dominated the segment at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Home captain Virat Kohli provided a template on how to bat on a spinner-friendly track, curbing his natural free-flowing game to be 38 not out.
Ravichandran Ashwin was batting after a breezy 34 with India chasing a series-levelling victory on a track offering rapid turn.
Playing his first match of the series, Foakes spent a busy birthday behind the stumps.
England tasted success in the first over when Cheteshwar Pujara was run out for seven in a bizarre manner.
Having stepped out to defend a ball, the batsman was trying to make his ground when he jammed his bat on the crease and lost grip.
Foakes whipped off the bail before Pujara could get his foot back in.
The wicketkeeper then pulled off a sharp stumping to dismiss Rohit Sharma for 26 off Jack Leach.
India promoted the dangerous Rishabh Pant ahead of Ajinkya Rahane to try and disrupt the spinners but none of them could make any difference.
Leach and Foakes combined for a second stumping to dismiss Pant for eight and Ollie Pope took a diving catch to send back Rahane for 10.
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