Centurions Gill, Jaiswal take India to 359/3 on Day 1 of 1st Test against England
With the ton, Gill joins an elite group of Indians -- Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, and Virat Kohli -- who scored centuries in their first Test as captain.
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ENG vs IND: Sanjay Manjrekar makes U-turn on captain Shubman Gill after Leeds show
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has admitted he was initially against the appointment of Shubman Gill as India's Test captain, preferring Jasprit Bumrah instead. However, after Gill's composed and commanding century on Day 1 of the first Test against England at Headingley, Manjrekar acknowledged the 25-year-old's remarkable temperament and evolving recently confirmed that he was in the running for the leadership but opted out with a special request to the BCCI, explaining that his body-still recovering from a serious back injury sustained during the Australia tour—would not allow him to play five consecutive me go right back to when he was made captain - I was against it, to be honest. I felt Jasprit Bumrah would have been the better and more logical choice, without thinking too far ahead into the future. I did not think it was the right decision at the time. But was Shubman Gill going to be a failure as captain? No," Manjrekar said while speaking on Match Centre Live after stumps. The former India opener was particularly impressed with Gill's technical compactness, which he felt played a crucial role in the knock."Temperamentally, we knew he would not carry the anxiety of captaincy into his batting - that was always clear. The only concern was that he was still evolving, especially in overseas conditions. But today, he addressed key technical areas that had previously stopped him from getting a big overseas hundred. Yes, the pitch was good and the bowling wasn't too challenging, but once those technical flaws were ironed out, everything else - especially his temperament - stood out as a strength."advertisementGill's unbeaten 127 off 175 balls marked a memorable start to his captaincy tenure. He became only the fifth Indian to score a century on his Test captaincy debut, joining an elite list that includes Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, and Virat stylish right-hander walked out to bat in the second session after a solid platform was laid by Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul. Gill wasted no time settling in, dispatching loose deliveries from an England attack featuring Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, and Ben Stokes. He forged a vital 129-run stand with Jaiswal, who notched up his fifth Test ton before being bowled by Stokes early in the final India at a potential turning point following Jaiswal's dismissal, Gill took charge. Blending caution with aggression, he brought up his maiden century in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries off 140 balls, reaching the milestone with a boundary off Tongue. The skipper celebrated in trademark fashion—bowing to the dressing room as the Headingley crowd applauded a truly commanding finished the day in a dominant position at 359 for 3, with Rishabh Pant unbeaten on 65, providing solid support to his captain. You May Also Like
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Shubman Gill has matured since IPL captaincy: Nasser Hussain praises Leeds hundred
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After a mostly sunny first session, clouds are likely to make their way towards Headingley on Day 2 of the India-England opening Test. Cloud cover, rain stoppages and moisture in the air will change the conditions in the game that saw draining heat on the first day. The England pacers who had toiled without much success might finally see the weather smiling on them. Around lunch, the Indians are expected to get the first feel of the English conditions, gloomy weather and the ball darting around in the air. The weather forecast says it's likely to worsen over the weekend, and in which case it will be really helpful for India's bowlers. In case that situation eventuates, then losing the toss was a good stroke of luck for India and they can pile on the pressure on England's batsmen. At the post match press conference on Friday, centurion Yashasvi Jaiswal had said that they would want to play as long as possible and pile up a big first innings total. In case, the weather does follow the forecast, batting wouldn't be as easy as it was on the first day. At stumps on the opening day India were 359 for three. Shubman Gill (127) and Rishabh Pant (65) remained unbeaten. The top three England bowlers – Chris Woakes, Brydon Crase, Josh Tongue – went for close to 4.5 runs per over. Ben Stokes was sharp that he just got the wicket of debutant Sai Sudharsan on a ball drifting down the leg side. The ease with which the overnight batsmen Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant scored runs against the deflated England bowlers in the final session, the Headingley Test seemed to be shaping into a run-marathon. On Day 2 that can change. With England's leading bowler Chris Woakes reputed to be more than a handful once the ball starts to move in the air and the new ball due, Shubman and Pant will have to tighten their game. The high pace at which Woakes gets the ball to move, they will have to be more cautious. Shubman has shown that he can do so. Pant also has the tenacity to see off the storm. Though, his audacious strokes give the impression that he has a slam bang approach to Test match batting but that is not the case. Even on the first day during his innings of 65, there were attempts at the lap shot and dancing down the track lofted shot over the bowler's head but there was a phase when he put his head down and negated the England attack. The challenge of playing in England is to adapt to the changing conditions. The second day will see if the Indians have it in them to adapt to the weather.
