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India vs England: Positives and Negatives for Team India from first test

New Delhi: Team India and England both were in winning position in the first Investec test at Trent Bridge, but unfortunately it ended with a draw after England dominated the last two days. Astonishing performances



Positive: Murali Vijay dominated as an opener

He is probably the most criticized inclusion in Team India for England tour. He did not performed in IPL 7 though had a decent domestic season; however he still managed to get selected for this tour. With a century in first innings and a half century in second, he answered all the questions over his selected in the playing 11 over Gautam Gambhir. Murali Vijay's ton was a perfect merger of resilience and determination as he notched his first century outside India and fourth of his career. He jumped up 12 places to 30th in the latest ICC Test rankings issued on Monday