IND vs ENG 1st Test Day 1 Highlights: Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal hundreds power India to 359/3 at stumps

Captain Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal's hundreds steered India to 359/3 at stumps on the opening day of the first Test against England on Friday in Leeds. Jaiswal (101) brought up his fifth Test hundred right before tea, reaching the milestone in 144 balls with 16 fours and a six.

Gill (127 not out), meanwhile, reached his century in the final session of the day, marking a memorable start to his captaincy tenure. With this ton, Gill joins an elite group of Indians - Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, and Virat Kohli - who scored centuries in their first Test as captain.

Jaiswal and Gill stitched together a crucial 129-run stand for the third wicket after India lost KL Rahul (42) and debutant B Sai Sudharsan (0) in quick succession just before the lunch break.

Vice-captain Rishabh Pant was batting on 65, giving Gill company when stumps were called. For England, skipper Ben Stokes (2/43) took two wickets. Earlier, Stokes won the toss and opted to bowl first. Karun Nair made a comeback to the Test side after eight long years.

England had already announced their playing XI a day before. After the retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, there was always a question mark on who will occupy the No.3 spot in Tests, considering Cheteshwar Pujara is not being considered anymore.

The suspense ended when the Saurashtra batter handed over the Test 317th cap to Tamil Nadu's Sudharsan, who is coming after a prolific Indian Premier League (IPL) and domestic season. Sudharsan's Test debut meant Abhimanyu Easwaran's wait for an India cap continues.

All-rounder Shardul Thakur will add the fourth seamer's option to the Indian team probably at no.8. India captain Shubman Gill confirmed at the toss that Sudharsan will bat at the no.3 slot. Earlier, vice-captain Rishabh Pant had confirmed that Gill will bat at no. 4.

India vs England playing XIs for 1st Test

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna