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EXPLAINED: Gill and india dominate england on the first day of second test - The Real Truth

Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja of India walk off at the end of play on Day One of the second Test match at Edgbaston [Alex Davidson/Getty Images]

India’s Shubman Gill played a masterful captain’s knock to rescue India with his second century of the series on the opening day of the second Test against England as the tourists finished on 310-5 at stumps at Edgbaston.

Gill was under pressure due to his team selection on Wednesday after pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was rested, but the skipper played a dogged knock and barely put a foot wrong as he wore down the England bowlers while playing confident strokes.

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