1st Test, Day 2 Live: Pant, Gill look to extend India's dominance

India captain Shubman Gill was finally introduced to the rigours of leading a Test team on Day 2 of the first match against England at Headingley, Leeds as he was put to the test by England’s Bazball approach. The hosts finished the day well in control of their first innings on 209/3 with Ollie Pope and Harry Brook at the crease, trailing India by 262 runs

After India failed to put an imposing score in excess of 600 on the board, England batters made full use of the good surface, scoring at over four runs an over and put captain Gill under extreme pressure. India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was on song right from the word go as he accounted for Zak Crawley with a magical delivery.

The speedster could well have also got rid of Ben Duckett on 15, if not for a drop catch from India’s best fielder, Ravindra Jadeja, at point. The drop ended up costing the team badly as he got involved in a massive 124-run stand with Ollie Pope to stabilise his team’s innings.