Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Team India dominated opening day of the first Test against England at Headingley, finishing at 359/3, with captain Shubman Gill scoring an unbeaten 127 and Rishabh Pant contributing 65 not out, while Yashasvi Jaiswal made 101 and KL Rahul added 42 on Friday. Jaiswal marked his…
Shubman Gill made a superb start to his stint as India’s Test captain in the opening match of the five-Test series against England at Headingley. The 24-year-old scored an unbeaten 127—his sixth Test century, second overseas, and first in SENA countries—steering India to a commanding 359 for 3 on Day 1, alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal, who…
India’s captain Shubman Gill plays a shot on day one of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds, England, Friday, June 20, 2025, (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Shubman Gill was under enormous pressure from the moment he was appointed as India’s Test captain.Former cricketers raised eyebrows over his elevation to…
India’s captain Shubman Gill hugs to congratulate batting partner Yashasvi Jaiswal, right, on scoring a century during the play on day one of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds, England, Friday, June 20, 2025, (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) India on Friday enjoyed an ideal start to the five-match series,…
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 technique. Bumrah recently confirmed that…
Shubman Gill of India (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) NEW DELHI: As Shubman Gill marked his captaincy debut with a brilliant unbeaten century at Headingley on Friday, an old verbal exchange between him and England’s Jonny Bairstow resurfaced online, going viral across cricket circles. The clip, originally from the final Test of the 2024 India-England series in…
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Headingley is a beautiful conglomeration of the old and the new. Since the turn of the 20th century, this historic homeground of the Yorkshire cricket team has experienced the ebbs and flows of some memorable Test matches. On a sun-soaked Friday afternoon, a packed house, which…
India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal revealed that the key to his 129-run partnership with captain Shubman Gill on Day 1 of the Headingley Test was clear communication and a shared plan to bat long. Speaking at the post-match press conference after stumps on June 20, Jaiswal said their focus was to play session by session and…
Yuvraj Singh and Wasim Jaffer led the way with praise for Shubman Gill as the new Indian Test captain dazzled in Leeds with a fine hundred. Gill got his first overseas century coming in at No.4 to give India the upper hand at the close of Day 1 in the first Test on Friday, June…
Shubman Gill celebrates after reaching his hundred. (Pic credit: BCCI) A new era of Indian Test cricket began with poise and purpose on Friday as Shubman Gill’s India stamped their authority on the opening day of the first Test against England at Headingley in the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy. Sent in to bat after England captain Ben…