Atkinson continued his fine run in white clothing at The Oval, taking 5/33 in 21.4 overs, at an economy rate of 1.52. His wicket tally included Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj and, Prasidh Krishna.
In one of the most crucial moments of the match, Woakes, England's most experienced bowler in the current pace attack, with 62 Tests and 192 wickets, suffered a shoulder injury while fielding near the end of the day's play.
Nair's resilient half-century, which came after a series of promising, but thrown-away starts during previous matches, was a major highlight of the first day at The Oval, helping India cross the 200-run mark and stitching a half-century partnership with Washington Sundar, which will resume o
At the end of the day's play, India was 204/6, with Nair (52*) and Sundar (19*) unbeaten, having stitched a 51-run stand so far after the visitors had stumbled to 153/6.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly had special praise in store for "outstanding" Test skipper Shubman Gill and felt "proud" about the brand of cricket that India has put on exhibition throughout the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England.
England stand-in captain Ollie Pope finally broke his dreadful streak of missing the mark while exercising the option to review after hitting the bullseye in 14 attempts during the opening hour of the fifth Test against India at Old Trafford.
Stokes has been ruled out of the England squad for the fifth and final Test against India due to a right shoulder injury, with Ollie Pope set to lead the side in his absence. England has included all-rounder Jacob Bethell, who will bat at number six, who is also a spin option for the hosts,
Heavy rainfall and gusty winds in Delhi have prompted major airlines, including IndiGo, SpiceJet, and Air India, to issue travel advisories warning passengers of potential disruptions to flight operations on Tuesday morning.
"Gusty wind and rain may impact flight operations to and from Delhi this morning. Please check your flight status... before heading to the airport and allow extra time for your journey," Air India posted on X.
Former England pace bowling mainstay Stuart Broad believes it is time for England to rest their tearaway Jofra Archer for the fifth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against India at The Oval, scheduled to begin on Thursday.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain feels Test captain Ben Stokes is under "bit of pressure" considering that the bulk of run-scoring has been done by his counterpart Shubman Gill in the first two Tests of the five-match series. The third Test will begin at Lord's on Thursday