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Kohli ensures India start solidly

M Vijay received a brute of a lifter from Shannon Gabriel to be caught in the slips in the seventh over after India chose to bat  Associated Press
Shikhar Dhawan wasn't convincing initially, but survived a short-ball examination in the first half hour of play  Associated Press
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A fired up Gabriel clocked an average speed of over 145kph in a lively opening spell of 4-2-6-1  Associated Press
Cheteshwar Pujara blunted the attack in a manner he knows best, seeing India through to lunch on 72 for 1  Associated Press
Legspinner Devendra Bishoo struck in the first over of the second session to dismiss Pujara for 16  Getty Images
Dhawan had started to look fluent and attacked Carlos Brathwaite and Jason Holder  Associated Press
Virat Kohli was in sublime form; he was quickly off the blocks and had Holder worried  Getty Images
The pair had added 105 before Dhawan fell to Bishoo at the stroke of tea. When Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed, India were 236 for 4  Getty Images
Kohli soon brought up his 12th Test century off 134 balls, an innings that contained 11 fours  Associated Press
He found an able partner in R Ashwin, who was unbeaten on 22. Kohli ended the day on 143, India were 302 for 4  Getty Images
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