Cricket: Kevin Pietersen hit a brisk 64 to help England recover to 163 for four on a rain-hit opening day of the second test against India.
The South Africa-born number four batted with typical aggression to pull England out of early trouble on a day when almost half the playing time was lost to poor light and rain.
Pietersen added 81 for the third wicket with Ian Bell (38) after seamer Irfan Pathan struck in successive overs to reduce England to 36 for two.
Pietersen's second successive 50, following his 87 in the second innings of the drawn first test in Nagpur, included 10 fours and one six before he offered a tame return catch to debutant paceman Munaf Patel.
Paul Collingwood (19) and captain Andrew Flintoff (4) were together when play was halted then called off due to bad light after tea with only 50 of the day's 90 overs bowled.
