India had been bowled out for 471 within the first innings of their opening Test against England with skipper Shubman Gill, vice-captain Rishabh Pant and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring centuries, on Saturday (June 21, 2025).
Gil (147) and Pant (134) placed on 209 runs for the fourth wicket after openers Jaiswal (101) and KL Rahul (42) had offered a powerful begin, placing on 91 runs for the primary wicket.
Jaiswal scored 101 off 159 balls with 16 fours and a six, whereas Gill struck 19 fours and a six to make 147 off 227 balls.
Pant, who began the day on 65, took over the mantle from Gill, who was blissful to cede nearly all of the strike to his companion.
Pant was essentially the most belligerent of them as he hammered 12 fours and 6 sixes to make 134 off 178 balls for his seventh Test century, which is now essentially the most for any Indian wicketkeeper-batter within the longest format.
Resuming at 359 for three on Day 2, India, nevertheless, misplaced seven wickets for 112 runs with Ben Stokes claiming 4/66 and Josh Tongue taking 4/86.
Brief Scores: India: 471 all out in 113 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 101, KL Rahul 42, Shubman Gill 147, Rishabh Pant 134; Ben Stokes 4/66, Josh Tongue 4/86).
