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MOHALI, Mar 11 (AFP): Anil Kumble became the third spinner to take 500 wickets here Saturday but England struck back to put India in trouble in the second Test.
India, helped by Kumble's five-wicket haul, did well to restrict England to 300 in their first innings before squandering the advantage with loose batting to finish the third day at 149-4.
Skipper Rahul Dravid was unbeaten on 60 for his 41st Test half-century with wicket-keeper Mahendra Dhoni (12). The Indian captain has so far hit four boundaries in his solid 147-ball knock.
India suffered three blows in the space of 38 runs after Dravid and Wasim Jaffer had laid on 76, with spinner Monty Panesar, swing bowler Matthew Hoggard and paceman Andrew Flintoff all taking wickets.
Jaffer (31) was caught off an uppish drive in the covers by Flintoff off left-arm spinner Panesar, and star batsman Sachin Tendulkar (four) was beaten by extra bounce to be caught by Andrew Strauss at second slip off Flintoff.
Yuvraj Singh (15) fell to a superb diving catch in the covers by Ian Bell off Hoggard to leave his team struggling at 134-4.
Virender Sehwag, who made two and nought in the drawn opening Test at Nagpur, failed again when he contributed 11 before being caught behind off fast bowler Steve Harmison.
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