England ne pehle din Edgbaston mein 5 wickets le kar match ko balance mein chhorr diya. [Image Credit: ESPNCricinfo]
Summary:
Shubman Gill ne apni doosri century as Test captain score kar ke India ko Edgbaston Test ke pehle din par ek strong position mein pohcha diya. Unki 114* innings ne na sirf Bumrah ke rest hone ke decision ko justify kiya, balkay unki leadership aur resilience ko bhi highlight kiya. England ke bowlers ne disciplined bowling ki, lekin Gill ki fight aur Jadeja ka support India ko 310 for 5 tak le aya.
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Edgbaston Test ka pehla din tha aur toss jeet kar Ben Stokes ne phir se bowling ka faisla kiya, jaise pehle Test mein kiya tha. Sunny conditions mein England ke bowlers ne disciplined bowling ki, lekin Shubman Gill ki outstanding batting ne India ko strong position mein la kar kharra kar diya — India 310 for 5, with Gill not out on 114.
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Gill ne subah toss ke waqt announce kiya ke Jasprit Bumrah ko rest diya gaya hai, aur match ke end tak unki own performance ne ye prove kar diya ke decision, risky sahi, lekin disastrous nahi tha. Gill ki century ek emotional moment tha; helmet utar ke cheer karna aur phir bow karna, his signature style ban gaya hai.
Bumrah ke rest hone ke ilawa, India ne aur bhi changes kiye the: Akash Deep, Nitish Kumar Reddy, aur Washington Sundar ko team mein laya gaya, jabke Sai Sudharsan aur Shardul Thakur ko drop kiya gaya.
Gill ka crease par aana hua tha lunch se thodi der pehle, jab Karun Nair ko Brydon Carse ne out kiya. Gill ne start se hi calm aur composed batting ki, aur jab tak wo 199 balls mein apni century tak pohchay, unhone patience, temperament aur technique ka kamaal dikhaya.
England ke best bowler rahe Chris Woakes, jinhone 2 wickets le kar India ko early damage diya. KL Rahul sirf 2 runs bana ke out hue aur Jaiswal ne ek aur fluent 87 run kiya, lekin careless shot khel kar apna wicket de diya.
Pant aur Reddy bhi jaldi out ho gaye — Pant ne Bashir ko long-on pe maar kar apna wicket gift kiya, jabke Reddy ne ek jagah chhor kar ball miss judge ki.
Gill aur Jadeja ne phir ek steady partnership build ki — currently unka stand hai 99 runs ka, with Jadeja on 41*. Ab yeh dono experienced batters kal subah pitch par utar kar India ke total ko aur strong karne ki koshish karenge.
Headingley mein pehli century ke baad yeh doosri century Gill ke liye ek statement thi — as captain, pressure mein bhi performance deliver karna unki strength ban chuki hai.
Ab India ke liye zaroori hai ke wo day 2 pe capitalize karein, aur Headingley jaise collapse se bachein jahan wo 430 for 3 se 436 all out ho gaye thay.
