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Virat Kohli bailed India out of trouble in the first Test against England with an unbeaten 49 to guide his side to a narrow draw. He continued his good run by thumping an unbeaten 241-ball 151, which saw the hosts post a sizable 317 for 4 on the first day of the second Test which began in Visakhaptnam on Thursday.Kohli won a crucial toss and chose to bat first on a pitch that would aid spinners later in the Test. His opposite number, Alastair Cook, cut an almost condemned figure at the toss as he contemplated batting last on the surface.Englands seamers, Stuart Broad, and James Anderson - making his comeback after injury - gave their side just the start they needed as they dismissed Indias openers, Murali Vijay and KL Rahul, in the first five overs of the Test. They had hoped to induce an error from the two new batsmen, but they were wrong as Pujara and Kohli dropped anchor and began rebuilding the innings.Kohli, playing in his 50th Test, was cautious in the first session and added just 35 runs from 61 balls he faced before lunch. In the post-lunch session, boundaries started to flow more freely for Kohli. He made his intentions clear from the start of the session and smacked the first ball from Anderson to the fence.England did have their chance to dismiss him in the 43rd over. But Adil Rashid failed to hold on to a mistimed hook. Kohli maintained his tempo and ended that over with another four. He had raced to 61 from 103 balls at that stage, as the players took drinks.As the day wore on, the Kohli-Pujara combine looked most comfortable against Englands spinners. They thumped Moeen Ali for three fours in the 52nd over of the day, with Kohli hitting the first two. As the duo approached their hundreds, Pujara turned aggressor and raced ahead. He clubbed a short ball from Rashid in the 60th over for a six to register his third consecutive ton in Tests.Kohli got his 14th Test ton in a more sedate fashion as he pushed an Anderson delivery in the 63rd over for two. India lost Pujara, for 119, and Ajinkya Rahane before the end of play. Kohli remained unbeaten on 151 and will look to capitalize on Friday.We wanted to build a partnership. We wanted to bat through the session, Pujara said. The way we started we were rotating the strike. He was timing the ball well, and I was confident after the 100. There was some misunderstanding in the first session. We spoke about that in lunch. If you see it was better second session onwards.This one is slower than Rajkot. I see more rough on both sides of the pitch. There might be a little more help for offspinners as the game progresses. Hopefully there will be more cracks on it by the end of the second day. 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The ball had good movement at the plate, had some really nice darting life at the plate.Pitching coach Doug Brocail said Darvishs next step will be determined after the 29-year-old right-hander evaluates how he feels Thursday, when Texas finishes a four-game series against the New York Yankees. A minor league rehab assignment of about 60 pitches or another simulated game are both possibilities. But the Rangers wont put Darvish back in their rotation until after the All-Star break, when their schedule resumes July 15 at the Chicago Cubs.If he feels good enough to go on a rehab assignment, I wouldnt mind sending him on a rehab assignment. If hes reluctant, then well wait, Brocail said.Rangers teammates Jurickson Profar and Ryan Rua batted against Darvish, and Profar homered over the short right-field porch.I told him it doesnt count, `cause it only went 317 (feet), catcher Bryan Holaday said.Banister was impressed by the outing.I dont think there was another ball thaat was barreled up, he said.ddddddddddddDarvish missed last season following Tommy John surgery and is 2-0 with a 2.87 ERA over three starts since returning to the Rangers on May 28 after five rehab starts in the minors. He has 19 strikeouts and six walks over 15 2/3 innings with the Rangers.Curveball was really sharp, Holaday said. His sinker out there was just explosive. Great downward action, and it was late.In other news, Texas claimed left-hander Eric Surkamp off waivers from Oakland and optioned him to Triple-A Round Rock.The 28-year-old Surkamp adds depth to a Texas team that boasts the best record in the American League despite an injury-riddled rotation. In addition to Darvish, left-hander Derek Holland and righty Colby Lewis are on the disabled list.Surkamp is 0-5 with a 6.98 ERA in nine starts over four stints with the Athletics this season. He was designated for assignment on Monday.Surkamp was 3-1 with a 3.07 ERA in five starts for Triple-A Nashville this year. He is 4-8 with a 6.68 ERA in 52 games (16 starts) during his big league career. He also has pitched for the Giants, White Sox and Dodgers.Im sure that well mix him in as a reliever, Banister said. I like the arm.To create space for Surkamp on the 40-man roster, Texas transferred outfielder Drew Stubbs from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL. Stubbs has been out since May 7 with a sprain of his left small toe. ' ' '