His decision to retire has left India short of experienced seamers, with 23-year-olds Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra and Tinu Yohannan, all in the squad in England.
John Francis and Lawrence Prittipaul advanced the score to 80 before Francis (19) failed to keep down a short ball from Tinu Yohannan and gloved a legside catch to wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra.