WATCH: Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan dance to the tune of Bhangra in Essex

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Chelsmford, July 28: The three-day tour game against Essex did not pan out exactly the way India wanted. The lack of runs from Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara and a minor niggle to R Ashwin have compounded their worries but that did not prevent Dhawan and Virat Kohli enjoying the atmosphere on the final day of the warm-up match.

The Indian players were welcomed with a dose of Bhangra by the Indian section and skipper Virat Kohli and Dhawan responded immediately with a few steps that drew rounds of cheers and applause from the crowd. (Watch the video below).

India failed to bowl out county side Essex in 94 overs before Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara suffered another batting failure on the final day of the one-off practice game, leaving the visitors with plenty to ponder ahead of the first Test.

Essex, resuming day three at 237 for five, went on to frustrate the Indians for 36 overs before declaring at 359 for eight, 36 short of the visitors' effort in the first innings.

The play on the final day was called off one and a half hours before the scheduled 6pm local time due to rain, with India reaching 89 for two in 21.2 overs. The game ended rather abruptly, thanks to the first spell of rain in Chelmsford in two months.

Perhaps the biggest news of the day, however, came in the pre-lunch session when R Ashwin (0-21) bowled five overs. He overcame the minor finger injury sustained in the nets on Thursday and took the field for a first time in three days, much to the relief of the team management.

Ashwin bowled with decent control on a slow wicket not yet affording turn, and looked the best out of three spinners on display. Kuldeep Yadav (0-24) had also bowled in the morning session, his first outing in this game as well.

But Walter (75 runs, 123 balls, 13 fours, 1 six) got stuck into him, hitting three fours and a six in two overs, as he attacked the wrist spinner. It was surprising that the spinners bowled only 11 out of 94 overs India sent down in the Essex innings with Ravindra Jadeja (0-17) not bowling on this final day.