The skipper of the Team India Shubman Gill had the lead in contributing and scoring a sublime century on Day 1 of the second Test on Edgbaston in Birmingham against England. The right handed batsman punched a sweep against the bowling of Joe Root and thundered in jubilation of his achievement at the hallowed ground.
The moment came in the 80th over, when England captain Ben Stokes handed the ball to Root before they took the new ball. The visiting captain took full advantage of the leg-side line as he put away the fifth delivery for a boundary after the first four went as dots. The right-hander played the identical hit as the Yorkshire player sent down a similar delivery once again, increasing his total to 102.
Watch the celebration of the Indian skipper in the video below:
𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐚𝐭 🔥
Captain @ShubmanGill rises to the occasion with a composed century in the 2nd Test vs England 🥶#ENGvIND 👉 2nd TEST, Day 1 | LIVE NOW on JioHotstar ➡ https://t.co/g6BryBp5Tw pic.twitter.com/9nbXztnBD5
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) July 2, 2025After scoring 147 in the series’ first game in Leeds, it was the 25-year-old’s second century as Test captain.
Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja power India past 300 at Stumps on Day 1
Gill, who scored his sixth Test century, batted responsibly when the tourists found themselves in trouble after falling to 211/5. On Day 1, the Punjab cricketer was 114 with no dismissal. He has paraded an unbeaten 99 along with Ravindra Jadeja who is batting at 41.
Chris Woakes struck as he clean bowled KL Rahul to make the first incision in the mainstay of the Team India top order but Yashasvi Jaiswal and Karun Nair bounced back with a counter attack.vBrydon Carse hit Nair for 31 in a couple of overs before lunch. The right-handed batsman was taken aback by the extra bounce and edged it to slip.
Shoaib Bashir dismiss Rishabh Pant for 25, while Jaiswal lost to Ben Stokes by 13 runs, missing his century. Woakes’ second victim, Nitish Kumar Reddy, who missed the first Test, was dismissed for 1 while attempting to leave the ball. However, in the 85 overs bowled on Day 1, Gill and Jadeja had raised India’s score to 310/5.
After winning by five wickets in Leeds, England now leads the series 1-0.
