Ind vs Eng: Tendulkar-Sehwag to Gill-Jyswal! The day of the Leeds Test re -writes the books of history
New Delhi: India’s new era in Test cricket began on Friday with style, composer and history, as both Shubman Gill and Yashsavi Jaiswal scored hundreds of runs on the first day of the initial Test against England in Headingley. India finished a major day at 359 at 359, the third largest first day score by an Indian team at the beginning of a foreign tour.
300+ runs on the first day of tour for India
- 399/3 vs SL, Gall, 2017
- 372/7 vs SA, Blomphontin, 2001
- 359/3 vs Eng, Headingley, 2025
- 356/2 vs Pak, Multan, 2004
- 302/4 vs Wi, North Sound, 2016
Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!This was only the third example in Indian testing history, where two batsmen scored for centuries on the day of a foreign tour. the other two? Dhawan and Pujara in Tendulkar and Sehwag Blomfontene (2001) and Galle (2017).
Two Indian batsmen scoring 100S on the first day of a tour
Sachin Tendulkar AndVirender Sehwag Vs SA, Blomphontene, 2001- Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara vs SL, Galle, 2017
- Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill vs Ang, Headingly, 2025
Like those prestigious start, it can come to define a new generation of Indian cricket.Gill, leading for the first time, a captain’s knock, a fluent, distributed to 127 unbeaten. It was his first century outside Asia, acquired for the first time in 14 years under pressure to step into one side without modern legends like Kohli, Rohit or Ashwin.
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Meanwhile, Jaiswal hit 101 filled with confidence, becoming the first Asian opener to score a test in Headingley. His innings, marked with a hurry to the crisp off-side play and borders, ended after tea when Ben Stokes finally violated his rescue. Nevertheless, the pair’s 176 runs stand for the third wicket had already set the tone.
England, who had expected to take advantage of the early situations after India’s first bowling, found a little movement and even less discipline. His pacers scored all day, offered the only control with Captain Stokes (2/43).Rishabh Pant Gill joined late and ended the day, usually attacked 65*, adding India’s imposed platform. As far as the statements of the day 1 goes on, India could not say better to open a five-test series.
