A composed century from debutant captain Shubman Gill, a fluent ton by Yashasvi Jaiswal, and a measured innings from vice-captain Rishabh Pant powered India to a dominant 359/3 at stumps on Day 1 of the first Test against England at Headingley on Friday
He achieved this feat in his outing against England on Day 1 of the first test of the five-test match series on Friday at Leeds Headingley. This is also the start of the 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle for both nations.
Former cricketer Yograj Singh believes India's newly crowned Test captain Shubman Gill needs to lead from the front and has to take the team forward along with him, just like Kapil Dev did in the 1983 World Cup, in his first assignment against England, which begins on Friday at Headingley.
India and England will wear black armbands as a mark of respect for those who lost their lives in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last week, on the opening day of the first Test of the five-match series at Headingley for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
Test captain Shubman Gill is "ready" to lead India into a new era without the presence of batting maestros Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, which begins with an five-match assignment in England on Friday at Headingley.
Indian players have exuded confidence in their young and talented squadron to get the job done in England ahead of the series opener on Friday at Headingley.
"Life has come full circle" is how Karun Nair sees his return to the Indian team. He declared that he is "ready" for the five-match gruelling Test series against England, which will kick off on Friday at Headingley.
As India gears up for the high-stakes Test series against England starting Friday at Headingley in Leeds, newly appointed Test captain Shubman Gill stressed the importance of taking 20 wickets to secure victory in the traditional format.
England Test skipper Ben Stokes heaped praise on the Indian youngsters in the squad and called the current Indian bunch of talent "enormous" ahead of the first Test of the five-match series at Headingley from Friday.
The England Men's and India Men's Test teams will honour James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar with a new trophy dedicated to their remarkable achievements in Test cricket. The next edition of this great rivalry takes place this summer, with the five-match Test series getting underway at He
England's bowling all-rounder Brydon Carse believes India will field a "strong" playing XI despite the absence of the batting bigwigs Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the first Test of the five-match series, which kicks off on Friday at Headingley.