IND Vs Eng: ‘No confusion, Shubman Gill is very clear about his plans’ – Yashasvi Jaiswal withdrew the Captain’s selection call. Cricket news
Timesofindia.com in Birmingham: India’s batsman Yashsvi Jaiswal on Wednesday supported the selection decisions of Captain Shubman Gill for a second test at Edgbaston, Birmingham.Pace Spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was rested for the match due to workload management, with the workload management, with the workload management, with the Akash Deep in his place. In the toss, Captain Shubman Gill said that the team management believes Bumrah will find more appropriate conditions in Lord’s.India was also replaced by Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy in place of B Sai Sudarshan and Shardul Thakur – which strengthens the batting lineup. However, without Bumrah, the side looked particularly different.By the end of day 1, India posted 310 for 5, in which Gill anchored the innings with an unbeaten unbeaten century. Jaiswal recalled his own ton, fell to an aggressive 87.
Gill, unbeaten on 114 off 216 balls, saw his second gradual century in the series after 147 in Headingly. He became one of the few Indian captains, who registered hundreds back in their first two tests. His latest tonne came from 199 delivery and included 12 limits.“Incredible innings. There is no confusion about the squad. He (Shubman) is very clear what he wants to do. He has been amazing with the bat,” Jaiswal told reporters at the end of the day’s game.Jaiswal had once again set the tone quickly, breaking 13 borders in his 87 -run knock, while Gill’s innings was marked by peace and exact shot selection.Karun Nair (31) and Rishabh Pant (25) failed to change their debut, while Nitish Reddy (1) was undone by a sharp Nip-baker from Chris Woakes.“I really enjoyed it (batting). I saw to play the session from the session and then caught the opportunity to score runs. He bowled well with the new ball, and the wicket was a little moist. We – Rishabh Pant, Gill, KL Rahul, and I – are enjoying batting together,” Jaswal said.
