IND vs Eng: India had never been seen before dominance in England, with a 300-plus run on day 1; Gill, Jaiswal Slam Ton | Cricket news
Records came down on the early day of India’s much -awaited test series against England in Headingly, as the younger generation showed that they were ready to carry the weight left behind by legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
300+ runs on the first day of tour for India
399/3 vs SL Gall 2017372/7 vs sa bloemfontein 2001359/3 vs Eng Headingley 2025356/2 vs Pak Multan 2004302/4 vs Wi North Sound 2016India finished the day for 3 at 359, making it one of their biggest early days on foreign soil. Only four times India had crossed 300 runs on 1 of one tour – Galle (2017), Blomphontene (2001), Multan (2004) and North Sound (2016). This strong start once again proves how well India’s top order is from home.
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A rare double hundred showsBoth Shubman Gill and Yashsvi Jaiswal scored a brilliant centuries on day 1. This is only the third time in the history of India’s testing that two batsmen have scored hundreds on the first day of the foreign tour. The last time this happened in 2017, when Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara did so in cheek, Sri Lanka. Earlier, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag did it in 2001 in Blomphentein, South Africa.
Pant Keeper tops the chartRishabh Pant continued to entertain, remained unbeaten at 65. With this knock, he has now become the most run-score among Asian wicketkeepers in Army countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia). His total 1,732 runs put him ahead of MS Dhoni, who scored 1,731 runs in these areas.
How did day 1 surfaced
Ben Stokes won the toss and selected to bowl first, expecting the most useful early situations. KL Rahul gave India a solid base with 42, and his partner Jaiswal played some fearless shots to go to his fifth Test century and his first place in England.Quiz: Who is that IPL player? There was a small hiccup when Rahul and debutant Sai Sudhasan fell quickly, but Gill and the pants ensured that England did not benefit. Gill, leading as captain for the first time, batted with calm rights to stay unbeaten at 127 in stumps. Known for its attacker style, the end of the day ended a day with six of Chris Woakes, which expressed India’s dominance. India is strongly under control with runs on board and wicket in hand. There was no response to the stroke-play of the confident stroke of the young batsmen of India, the missing names like England, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Joffra Archer and Mark Wood. After going to day 2, India will look at a huge first-ponds to stack and put England under more pressure as the new World Test Championship cycle begins on an exciting note.
