The dropped catches of Alastair Cook and Haseeb Hameed in the first hour of play spoiled India's chances of getting an early crack at the England middle-order, conceded India's batting coach Sanjay Bangar here on Wednesday.
"In the first session of a Test match there's always something in the wicket. Whether you bat or bowl first, you need to make the first session count. There were unfortunately a couple of dropped catches which did not allow us to make those early dents into their bating line-up.” he said.