India End Second Test Day 1 against England On a high in Edgbaston, reached 310/5 in 85 overs. Shubman Gill An unbeaten 114 stood tall with 114, anchoring innings after initial failures. Yashsvi Jaiswal Also had a strong impact with a fiery 87, setting the tone before the middle order. England bowlers hit at intervals, but could not dislike Gill and Ravindra jadeja Late pair during the day. With runs on board and wicket in hand, India will feel satisfied with its position in day 2.
Shubman Gill MasterClass Tames England A Testing Edgbaston Surface
Gill gave a mature and systematic century, thrown out India out of hard water with its approach. While walking at 95/2, he absorbed the initial pressure and stitched a significant 66-run stand with Jaiswal, which departed after a fluent 87. Gill also remained unaffected. Rishabh Pant (25) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1) Fall into quick succession, reaching half a century in 125 balls.
Gill’s real acceleration came Post-T, where he handled the second new ball of England. Gill demonstrated extraordinary shot selection and nature, bringing up his hundred 199 balls with an elegant border. His ability to rotate the strike against spin and punish anything loose from the seams underlined his increasing maturity at number 4. The innings was not attractive, but was made on grit and cunning, which marks their second exam century in English conditions. His unbeaten 114 with 12 fours, ensured that India did not leave its solid foundation. As the day closed, his unwavering 99 run stand with Jadeja (41 Not Out) gave India upper hand on a pitch, with enough for both batsmen and bowlers.
India recovered from stores
After being asked to bat, India got an initial shock when KL Rahul Was bowled by Chris Woakes for 2. Karun NairK fluent 31 maintained the speed before falling Bridan CarsLeaving India at 95/2. Jaiswal, aggressive from the beginning, scored 87 runs in 107 delivery, surrounded with 13 borders.
Jaiswal’s dismissal against the game’s run led to a slight collapse as a pants and Nitish Reddy fell cheaply. From 208/4 to 211/5, India looked unstable, but Gill held firmly. England bowlers operated with discipline, Woakes claimed two scale, while Ben stokes And Shoaib Bashir Sticking in, but the final session lacked continuous pressure. Jadeja then provided correct support, remained unbeaten on 41 runs for 67, used soft hands and clever placements to disappoint the England attack. Together, the pair directed India to the rear of the 300 -run mark, making sure that visitors finished day 1 with both speed and scoreboard gains. England will need an initial wicket at day 2 to bring back the competition.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Well done captain Saab. Top level innings from Captain Shubman Gill. High class. pic.twitter.com/f5OQ1LXF6V
– Irfan Pathan (@irfanpathan) July 2, 2025
Shera @Shubmangill Great knock kaptaaan sahb โ โ ๐งฟ๐ ๐งฟ๐ #ENGVSIND pic.twitter.com/wpfpphwaot
– Harbhajan Turban (@harbhajan_singh) July 2, 2025
Back to back centuries for Shubman Gill. Very impressive. It is incredible that its control percentage is 96. He has not taken 4 like fish for water.
– Harsha Bhogal (@Bhogleharsha) July 2, 2025
Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and now Shubman Gill … India is always blessed for being a solid world class batsman at number 4. Perhaps it continues forever. Gill continued a great tradition.
– Mohammad Kaif (@mohammadkaif) July 2, 2025
Two tests. Two hundreds. Two good from Shubman Gill
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Shubman Gill | #Playwithfire , #ENGVIND pic.twitter.com/7fbmgr9tzx
– Sunrisers Hyderabad (@Sunrisers) July 2, 2025
Shubman Gill did not clap back to the trolls, allowing his bat to talk as Test captain for centuries. Class, composite, and a cool shutdown.
– Shraddha (์๋ผ๋ค) (@huhvsworld) July 2, 2025
Gill has actually started a statement.
The first average of only 35, its average distant record (although low sample) … replied with a blast in the first 3 inn.
And as a captain, these top knocks can help him get the team behind him.
– Arfan (@im__arfan) July 2, 2025
century!
Gill Saab has led the front. There is no doubt about him to show how to bat in long and control.
It was very good. The job was not done, however, to make one big. Keep batting#ENGVSIND pic.twitter.com/trcsmloi85
– Nikhil ๐ (@criccrazyniks) July 2, 2025
Shubman Gill against England in the last 13 innings
5 100s
190
1 80
1 60
1 50 pic.twitter.com/9fnoo3lzoy– Earth (@prithvi10_) July 2, 2025
Indian captain Shubman Gill gets his 7th Test Century An#Cricket #ENGVIND pic.twitter.com/ymfwfpgz77
– CRICKETIMES.COM (@crickettimeshq) July 2, 2025
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