IND vs Eng Test Day1 Indian Batsmen Shubhman Gill And Jaiswal Scored Centuries What Happened on the First Day

IND vs Eng First Test: The first Test match of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England has brought a great start for Team India. On the first day of this match being played on the Leeds ground in Headingley, the Indian batsmen performed brilliantly and brought the hosts to the backfoot completely. While captain Shubman Gill and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a brilliant century, Vice -captain Rishabh Pant has also put the team in a strong position by scoring a fiery half -century.

On the first day, the Indian team has scored 359 runs for 3 wickets till the end of the day’s play. Captain Shubman Gill is standing at the crease scoring 127 not out and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant for 65 runs.

Gill’s brilliant start of captaincy

Shubman Gill has proved himself by scoring a century in a brilliant manner as soon as he takes responsibility for India’s Test captaincy. He not only scored runs with the bat, but also showed confidence as captain. With his brilliant batting, Gill has also shut the mouth of critics. Gill has become the youngest Indian captain to score a century in England. Along with this, he has also become the fourth Indian captain to score a century in his captaincy debut. Before that, this achievement was achieved by Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli. Who scored a century on his Test debut as a captain.

Jaiswal’s strong century on England pitch

23 -year -old Yashasvi Jaiswal played a brilliant innings by scoring 101 runs off 144 balls in the first Test of his England tour. This is the 5th century of his Test career. With this innings, he has become the fifth Indian batsman to score a century in a debut test in England. He has responded to England’s Bazball strategy in his own style.

Vice -captain Rishabh Pant’s aggressive innings

After the dismissal of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, who came to bat in the third session, has put pressure on the bowlers of England. Playing an unbeaten innings of 65 runs, he supported captain Shubman Gill and has brought the team’s score to a strong position. His innings has ended all the expectations of England’s return to the last session.

Sai Sudarshan’s debut faded

Sai Sudarshan, who is making her debut for India, was dismissed without opening an account in the first Test match against England. When the team’s score in the first session was 91 runs, then the team opener KL Rahul was dismissed for 42 runs. In the very next over, Sai also started walking towards the pavilion. However, after the initial tremors, Gill, Jaywal and Pant took over the innings.

England bowlers became ineffective

For England, captain Ben Stokes took 2 wickets while Bridan Cars got 1 success as KL Rahul. England’s bowling was ineffective and he was seen struggling in front of Indian batsmen throughout the day. India scored 4.86 runs per over in the second session and 4.24 runs per over in the third session.

The condition of the match on the first day

India : 359/3 (85 overs)
KL Rahul: 42 runs
Yashasvi Jaiswal: 101 runs
Sai Sudarshan: 0 run
Shubman Gill: 127 not out
Rishabh Pant: 65 not out

England wickets

Ben Stokes: 2 wickets
Bridan Cars: 1 wicket