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India skipper Virat Kohli made the most of a life to score an unbeaten 151 on day one of the second Test, in Visakhapatnam. Click on the video above to see how Kohli cashed in after being dropped at fine leg by Adil Rashid when he had 56, thereafter improving his second-wicket stand with Cheteshwar Pujara to 226 - the home side reaching 317-4 at stumps.In-form Pujara was eventually caught behind off James Anderson after hitting a 10th Test century as the home side, who won the toss, rallied strongly from the loss of two early wickets. Stuart Broad struck with his fifth ball of the match as Lokesh Rahul, replacing Gautam Gambhir at the top of the order, edged to Ben Stokes at third slip to fall without scoring.India were in further trouble at 22-2 when Anderson - playing his first Test in three months after recovering from a stress fracture of his right shoulder - slipped in a bouncer that Murali Vijay could only glove, ballooning the ball to Stokes.But with the pitch offering little assistance to bowlers, Kohli and Pujara steadily rebuilt - the only hint of danger coming with some dubious running between the wickets that twice forced the latter to dive for his ground.Kohli brought up the fifty stand between the two off 79 balls, advancing to strike Zafar Ansari over the top for four in impressive style and when England did finally fashion a chance, Rashid spilled it.Both batsmen went to three figures early in the evening session, Kohlis hundred his 14th in Tests, before Anderson removed Pujara.Ajinkya Rahane struggled early in his innings but just about survived, just as Kohli did when England reviewed a close lbw shout, DRS showing the ball would have hit leg stump but not firmly enough to overturn the original not out decision.The pair looked to have seen out the day, Kohli going past 150, but after England took the new ball ahead of the penultimate over, it took Anderson (3-43) just three deliveries to get rid of Rahane, the right-hander playing away from his body and nicking through to Jonny Bairstow. 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We are leaving it all out there and it just doesnt happen.Meanwhile, Oakland (52-69) has lost five consecutive games, including a three-game sweep at the hands of the Texas Rangers earlier this week. The Athletics have scored two runs or fewer in seven of the last 13 games, and their minus-104 run differential is worst in the American League.With the postseason well out of reach, Oakland has turned its focus toward developing its young talent in the final stretch of the season. Earlier this week, the Athletics promoted infield prospect Chad Pinder from Triple-A Nashville. Pinder hit .258 with 14 home runs and 51 RBI in 107 games in the minor leagues this season and could see time at second base, shortstop and third base.He swings the bat well, has got some power, and we saw that in spring, Oakland manager Bob Melvin told MLB.com. Its great that he gets an opportunity.Right-hander James Shields (5-14, 5.78 ERA) will start for Chicago. The 34-year-old is mired in the worst statistical season of his career -- and one of the most bizarre seasons in the majors.In four starts from May 31 to June 18, Shields surrendered a mind-boggling 331 earned runs in 11 1/3 innings to go 1/3 with a 24.dddddddddddd2 ERA. He recovered nicely in his next seven starts, during which time he posted a 2.11 ERA and limited hitters to a .215 batting average.Then the bottom fell out yet again. In his past three starts, opponents have rocked Shields for 21 earned runs in 9 1/3 innings. He is 1-2 with a 20.25 ERA during that span.Will Fridays start mark the start of another turnaround? Or yet another disastrous outing?Shields has fared well against the Athletics in his career. In 15 starts, he is 6-4 with a 3.82 ERA. He has not faced Oakland since 2014, when he went 1-0 with a 3.21 ERA in two starts as a member of the Kansas City Royals.For Oakland, right-hander Kendall Graveman (8-8, 4.37 ERA) will make his 24th start of the season. The 25-year-old Mississippi State alum is trending in a much better direction than Shields. He is 7-2 with a 3.83 ERA in his past 14 starts after opening the year 1-6 with a 5.36 ERA. However, Graveman gave up four runs in six innings to sustain the loss in his most recent outing Saturday against the Seattle Mariners.Graveman has faced the White Sox once in his career. He drew the loss after allowing two runs on three hits in 5 1/3 innings on April 7. White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu stung Graveman for a two-run home run in the sixth inning that day.Abreu will look to feast against Graveman once again Friday night. The White Sox slugger has hit safely in 13 of his 15 games in August, including six multiple-hit performances. ' ' '