When Jayant Yadav, Indias number 9, came to the crease, his side stood at 364 for 7. When he departed - after scoring his maiden ton - they had posted a sizeable 605 runs in the fourth Test against England on Sunday.Yadav, with his 204-ball 104, became the first India number nine to score a Test hundred. India became the seventh team to have a centurion at No. 9 or lower and it was only the 20th hundred by a batsman at No. 9 or lower in Test history.Yadav and Kohli added a massive 241-run stand for the eighth wicket, which is the highest eighth wicket partnership for India in Tests. Mohammad Azharuddin and Anil Kumbles 161 against South Africa 20 years ago was the previous best.The Kohli-Yadav combine seemingly tamed the demons in the Wankhede surface, which assisted spin as the Test wore on. Kohli, on 147, looked solid at the start of the day and he continued to play fluently against an England side devoid of answers.Yadav, who debuted for India in the opening match of the series, is known for his batting prowess in first class cricket, having scored 211, the highest score at No. 9, against Karnataka in the 2012 season. His innings on Sunday was laced with 12 boundaries. He ably supported Kohli who clobbered 25 fours and one six, in his mammoth 340-ball 235.Kohli became the fifth batsmen in the history of Tests to score three or more double tons in Tests in a calendar year. He also became the third captain to score three doubles in a year, after Michael Clarke in 2012 and Brendon McCullum in 2014.Yadav finally departed in the 177th over of the innings, shortly after reaching his landmark. His stand with Kohli helped India stretch their lead to 231. He had an important role to play with the ball as well and dismissed Englands top scorer, Joe Root for 77. 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Tomas Rosickys chip made it 3-0 before half time at Emirates Stadium, while defender Laurent Koscielny scored an unmarked header in the second half.NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Riley LaChance gave Vanderbilt a second-half spark, which was just what Vanderbilt needed.The junior guard scored nine of the Commodores first 11 points in the seconds half as Vanderbilt pulled away for a 75-52 win over Norfolk State in the on-campus portion of Las Vegas Invitational on Friday night.His surge turned a nine-point halftime lead into a 16-point advantage and the Spartans (2-2) never got closer than 11 the rest of the way.Riley played his best five minutes of the season to start that second half, Vanderbilt coach Bryce Drew said. He gave us a lot of energy on both ends, which kind of started on the defensive end, I thought. He really got out in transition and hit some 3s that were key for us.Matthew Fisher-Davis led Vanderbilt (2-1) with 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and LaChance added 12, highlighted by three 3-pointers.I was definitely in a good rhythm and my teammates did a good job of pumping me up, and we do a good job of pumping each other up, LaChance said. I think when we made that run in the second half we had really good energy and really good togetherness.Jeff Roberson grabbed 11 rebounds and scored 11 points for the Commodores, who hit 10 of 28 from 3-point range.Norfolk State lost to a Southeastern Conference team for the second time in a week, including a 78-74 defeat at Mississippi State on Nov. 11.A lot of it was our defensive mistakes, to be honest with you, Spartans coach Robert Jones said. We left Fisher-Davis three times on rotations and he had wide-open 3s, so a lot of it was us, not them really. The overall energy wasnt how we play for whatever reason.Jonathan Wade remained hot for the Spartans with 20 points and seven rebounds. Wade scored a career-high 34 points in Tuesdays 91-55 rout of Elizabeth City State.We kind of bbeat ourselves tonight, Wade said.dddddddddddd If our energy level is not there, were not the team were capable of being. We kind of have mental lapses sometimes as a team.The Spartans made only 30 percent of their shots from the floor, hitting 18 of 60.Norfolk State led by three points before Vanderbilt went on a 10-0 run to take a 32-25 lead on LaChances 3-pointer with 3:26 left in the first half.The Commodores missed their first six shots from the floor, but hit 14 of 16 foul shots in the first 20 minutes to help them go on top 37-28 at halftime.BIG PICTURENorfolk State: The Spartans werent able to contain Fisher-Davis and LaChance, and their perimeter defense couldnt stop the Commodores 3-point shooters. Vandy hit 10 treys, Norfolk State was 2 of 11.Vanderbilt: The Commodores have found a rhythm in the past two home wins under first-year coach Bryce Drew, who spent the previous five seasons at his alma mater, Valparaiso. Vanderbilt passed the ball crisply with 16 assists, compared to two for Norfolk State.GOOD WEEKFisher-Davis has looked good in both of Vanderbilts wins this week. Hes played a complete game, Drew said. We all know how well he shoots the ball, but hes been putting the ball down on the floor a little bit and hes been passing it and on the defensive end I think hes done a much better job taking pride in defending his man.UNBALANCED SCORINGWade was the only Spartan in double figures. Alex Long, Zaynah Robinson, Micah Goss and Carrington Ward went a combined 6 for 33 from the floor.UP NEXTNorfolk State visits Butler on Monday for the second game in a 10-day road trip.Vanderbilt hosts Bucknell on Monday in the final of a three-game homestand. ' ' '