In the first Test match against england, the star players of the indian team Shubman Gill and jaiswal scored centuries. indian vice-captain rishabh pant is on the field after scoring a half-century. With this, the indian team is trying to score runs on the first day of the match. In the absence of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ashwin, and Mohammed Shami, the indian team is playing in a Test match after many years. Fans were waiting with anticipation to see what the indian team led by Gill was going to do.
The first session of the first day at the Leeds stadium is always favorable to fast bowling. The last six Tests played at this ground have been won by the team batting first. As a result, england captain Stokes, who won the toss, announced that he would bat first. Those who expected rahul and jaiswal to falter after coming out to bat will be disappointed because the pair saw the english bowling with one hand. Both played aggressively and chased boundaries at more than one stage. rahul, who was expected to score a big score, lost the game due to carelessness when he scored 42 runs. tamil Nadu player Sai Sudarshan, who played in his debut match, was out for a duck, disappointing the fans. At this moment, jaiswal and Gill's partnership combined to score a huge number of runs.

With this, jaiswal completed his fifth century in international Test cricket. With this, he became the first indian opener to score a century at the Leeds ground. Not only that, he also became the third indian player to score the most centuries under the age of 23. With jaiswal out for 101, Gill came out on top. He completed his sixth century in international Test cricket in 140 balls. Not only that, he also became the fourth indian to score a century in his first innings as captain. This was also Gill's first century outside Asia. At the other end, rishabh pant showed his aggressiveness. However, he also showed some patience on the field. With this, india scored 351 runs for the loss of three wickets at the end of the first day's play. Gill is on 127 runs and pant is on 57 runs.
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Sowmiya Sriram

21/06/2025 10:41 AM