Former England batter Jonathan Trott impressed by India skipper's Gill's poise on Day 1 of 2nd Test.
Gill and Jaiswal centuries put India in control of series opener against England
India equal England's first-innings score of 387 with Test in balance
Jaiswal Blazes, Gill Leads: India's Young Guns Dominate Opening Day
Woakes was angry that Jadeja again ran on the danger area. Jadeja pointed out saying he was on one side. Stokes was not happy, he walked up to the spot and stood there.
True to form, Pant brought up his seventh Test hundred in the most Pant-esque way possible, with a soaring one-handed six off Shoaib Bashir. A
'I just think we'll find another way to do it.'
India's experienced opener KL Rahul expressed admiration for vice-captain Rishabh Pant and his dream to replicate the dynamic southpaw's play style following their record-breaking exploits on Day 3 of the third Test against England at Lord's.
Shubman Gill scored a record-breaking 269 and their seamers struck early to put the tourists in a commanding position at Edgbaston on Thursday.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was "disappointed" on missing a century by a whisker, but amazed by Test captain Shubman Gill's "incredible" effort that powered India to a comfortable position at the end of the opening day of the second Test against England, at Edgbaston, on Wednesday.
Shubman Gill walked out at Edgbaston with questions swirling around his captaincy - and answered them with his bat
'Watching him bat this innings is like watching the MCC coaching manual in action.'
The Indian team also made history at Headingley in the series opener, with five centuries scored in a Test match.
India finished Day 3 on 90/2 to lead England by 96 runs at stumps in the opening Test on Sunday after England were dismissed for 465 in the first innings.
He has taken nine five-wicket hauls in SENA conditions.
Shubman Gill has not just scored a double hundred; he's rewritten the record books.
Shubman Gill's fluent century and a clinical performance from their bowlers helped India trounce England by 142 runs in the third and final ODI on Wednesday, to complete a 3-0 series sweep.
Siraj's six-wicket haul helps India stay ahead on bizarre day three of the second Test against England at Edgbaston.
Shubman Gill played a masterful captain's knock with his second century of the series on the opening day of the second Test
Pant also matched India's veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane, who was the last vice-captain to smash a century in each innings, doing so against South Africa in New Delhi, in 2015.
A 2-2 series result seems fair, for a 1-3 loss would have been cruelly unjust --- especially to Siraj, who bowled 185.3 overs in the series for 23 wickets and never seemed to give up belief.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the third Test match between England and India at Lord's, London, on Friday.
India finished day three of the second Test on 64/1 to lead England by 244 runs after they dismissed the hosts for 407 in the first innings at Edgbaston on Friday.
Here's a quick look back to the day when India erased a good chunk of the stigma of being poor travellers.
India crushed England by 336 runs to level the series at 1-1 on Sunday
I expected seam and swing in England but on tracks like these only discipline helps: Akash Deep
After a poor show by the lower-order batters in the first Leeds Test, Team India scripted a memorable comeback at Birmingham - one for the history books
Images from the first One-Day International between India and England at the Barabati Stadium, in Cuttack, on Sunday.
A superb century from Ben Duckett helped steer England to a sensational five-wicket win in the first Test against India after a thrilling day five on Tuesday.
'Whatever was thrown at us, we responded pretty well throughout the series.'
Led by Shubman Gill, a defiant India put on a mentally strong and technically disciplined response to keep the series alive with England 2-1 up. While there were plenty of positives to take forward, a few concerns continue to linger as the series heads to a decider at The Oval.
Pakistan beat England by nine wickets in the deciding third Test to win the series 2-1 in Rawalpindi on Saturday.
Shubman Gill on Sunday criticised the rapidly deteriorating quality of the Dukes ball and expressed his dissatisfaction with the trend of flat pitches
Gill second successive ton as skipper takes India to 310 for 5
Conceding that India could not get the first innings score they were looking in the first Test against England, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak felt Rishabh Pant's stroke-filled 134 was different from his usual aggressive knock.
Images from Day 4 of the second Test between England and India at Edgbaston, in Birmingham, on Saturday.
Images from the fourth T20 International between India and England in Pune on Friday.
K L Rahul drove his way to a sublime 47 after England negated India's advantage by totalling 465 in their first innings as the visitors had another ordinary day in the field on Day 3 of the first Test in Leeds on Sunday.
Shubman Gill admits India needs to relook lower-order batting after loss in 1st Test
'He leads a lot of actions. And in this series so far, he's done it with the ball at times that we've needed somebody to put his hand up and create something.'
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