Shubman Gill was at the forefront of India's batting show on day 1 of the second Test at Edgbaston. He ended unbeaten on 114 runs off 216 deliveries as India posted 310 runs for five wickets.
Despite wickets falling at the other end, Gill was calm and composed and played a brilliant innings. He showcased brilliant composure and maturity to score his century which was his second as Test captain.
Besides Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal also played a brilliant knock and scored 87 runs off 107 deliveries.. He added 66 runs with Gill but was dismissed by Ben Stokes shortly after lunch. The likes of Karun Nair (31 runs off 50 balls) and Rishabh Pant (25 runs off 42 balls) failed to kick on after getting starts on what was a very flat wicket at Edgbaston.
Tendulkar Praises Gill, Jaiswal After Edgbaston Heroics
Tendulkar praised both Gill and Jaiswal for the knocks that they played. While he hailed the southpaw for setting the tone on day 1, he praised Gill for what was an effortless knock from the Indian captain.
"@ybj_19 set the tone from ball one. He was positive, fearless and smartly aggressive. @ShubmanGill was cool as ever, calm under pressure, solid in defence and in total control. Classy knocks from both. Well played, boys!" Tendulkar posted On X.
Yashasvi Jaiswal praised Shubman Gill the Indian skipper for his knock after the first day's play. He hailed Gill's batting as well as praised him as captain.
"I think he has been amazing the way he has been batting. It's just incredible to see him bat and as a captain also, he has been amazing and I think he is very clear in his head what he needs to do with the team and we are very confident in what we are going to do," the opener said.
He further said that he enjoys batting with Gill and said that both the batters share the same mindset.
“We all are enjoying batting, and the idea is for the one who is set to take the game deep. We are all in the same mindset" Jaiswal added.
India Wary Of Batting Collapse At Edgbaston
India should be wary of not repeating their batting collapses that hurt them in the first Test. India lost 13 wickets for just over 70 runs from potentially match-winning positions in the first Test.
