Former captain Kevin Pietersen took a dig at the Indian side after England crushed the home side by 227 runs in the opening Test at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday to go 1-0 up in the four-match series.

Recently, India had chased down 328 runs in the fourth Test at the Gabba against Australia, becoming the first team to beat the home side there since West Indies in 1988, and clinch the four-Test series 2-1.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Pietersen sent out a tweet in Hindi where he recalled India’s Test series win in Australia.  

“India, remember I had warned you to not celebrate too much after defeating Australia away from home,” Pietersen tweeted.

The hosts, set a daunting 420-run victory target, were bowled out for 192 in the second session of the final day, captain Virat Kohli top-scoring with a fighting 72.

Opener Shubman Gill scored an elegant 50 but India struggled against James Anderson's (3/17) reverse-swing mastery, while left-arm spinner Jack Leach (4/76) ran through the lower order.

This was England's sixth successive victory in an away test, including triumphs in South Africa and Sri Lanka.