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Team India's Test captain Shubman Gill has done a magnificent job as a skipper on day one of the first Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, getting played at Headingley in Leeds, scoring a hundred in 140 balls. The right-handed batter came to bat in the 26th over of the match, when India lost two wickets at a score of 92 after losing the toss. The right-handed batter displayed his domination by hitting England pacers for a boundary in his initial phase of the innings. He looked relentless against the home side and went on to complete his sixth Test half-century in just 56 balls. Along with Yashasvi Jaiswal, he built a 129-run partnership for the third wicket.
Shubman, who is batting in the number four spot for the first time, has shown that he can carry the legacy of former greats such as Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, who performed exceptionally while playing in this spot. This is Gill’s third century against England. Earlier, his Test centuries against the English side came in Visakhapatnam and Dharamsala.
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Ben Stokes delivers the third breakthrough to England by castling Yashasvi Jaiswal
After the tea break, England captain Ben Stokes concluded Yashasvi Jaiswal’s innings on the latter’s score of 101. The England skipper cleaned up the 23-year-old and hunted his second scalp in the match. The left-handed opener’s knock was studded with 17 boundaries (16 fours and a maximum).
Before Gill’s century, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal also shone with his bat and went on to notch up 101 runs off 159. KL Rahul also looked decent with his bat, scoring 42 off 78. As of this writing, Team India are 312/3 in 75 overs, with Gill batting at an unbeaten 109 off 152, while his deputy Rishabh Pant is playing at an unbeaten 42 off 73.
