India 63-0 (23 ovs) vs England 537 | Scorecard

Welcome to the coverage of Day 3 of the first Test between India and England in Rajkot, on Friday.

India's batsmen face an uphill task on the third day as they look to make a strong reply with the bat after England had posted a mammoth 537 in their first innings.

India openers Gautam Gambhir and Murali Vijay safely negotiated the 23 overs they faced to take their side to 63 without loss at stumps, trailing England by 474 runs.

Gambhir was unbeaten on 28 while Vijay was on 25.

Only 10 wickets have fallen in the first two days with the pitch still looking good for batsmen. However, England, who have three pacers in their team, will be looking for reverse swing as the balls gets a bit older.