IND vs Eng Test Series: Indian batsmen dominated the first Test match being played between India and England in Leeds. The team scored a big score of 471 runs in their first innings. From India, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant won the hearts of the audience by scoring a brilliant century. Now other matches are expected to be even more exciting in the coming days.
Jaiswal-Gill century
England won the toss and decided to bowl first and started pressurizing England from the beginning. Young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal played an innings of 101 runs while playing aggressively. He scored this score with the help of 16 fours and 1 sixes. Jaiswal shared 91 runs for the first wicket with KL Rahul and gave the team a strong start. After that the team captain Shubman Gill took the front. He scored 147 runs. His innings included 19 fours and 1 six.
Rishabh Pant’s aggressive innings
The most aggressive innings for the Indian was played by wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant. Rishabh Pant attacked the bowlers and hit 134 runs in 178 balls. He hit 12 fours and 6 sixes in his innings. His innings was not only visible but also set the tone of the match. With this century, Pant took the record of Indian wicketkeeper who scored the fastest Test century abroad, leaving behind veterans like Kohli, Gavaskar, Sehwag and Dhoni. The Indian team’s first innings was reduced to 471 runs.
India score a challenge
For England, Ben Stoke and Jose Tung took four wickets each, while Shoaib Bashir and Brian Karse had one success each. England’s bowling was simple. He gave India’s young batsmen a chance to play openly. Now England has a challenge of equal Indian score in the first innings. India’s performance has been unilateral in the first day and most of the second day. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant’s trio have expressed that the Indian Test batting is getting a glimpse of new energy and aggression.