England was held in the centenary of India’s captain Shubman Gill as his bowlers fought on one of the second Tests in Edgbaston in a day.
Captain Ben Stokes first opted to bowl again, his bowlers limited the fight against Gill’s peace and another flat pitch to India to 310–5.
Chris Woakes bowled KL Rahul from the inner edge in a nice new ball spell and Bridan Cars found an additional bounce for 31 to be caught in the slip for 31 for 31 before lunch.
But opener Yashsvi Jaiswal complied with an elegant 87 and after being caught behind Stokes, Rishabh Pant kept 66 with Gill at 66 as the new ball in Birmingham Sunshine faded.
However, it was hung in England, and Pant’s patience broke after tea when he launched Shoaib Bashir for 25. Nitish Kumar was putting a weapon shoulder to shoulder to do Voks in the next over.
It gave up the danger of India collapsing, but Gill remained unaffected and reached three figures for the second consecutive match in 199 delivery. He placed 99 with Ravindra Jadeja to watch the last 90 -minute game.
Tourists making three changes, including leaving star bowler Jasprit Bumrah, will be satisfied, but the memories of England’s victory in Headingley only feel that there is a long way to go in favor of Bat Stokes out of India’s game.
