Shubman Gill emulated Virat Kohli as he became the fourth Indian captain to score consecutive hundreds in their first two Tests. Gill got to his seventh hundred, showing his grit and determination.

New captain Shubman Gill's unbeaten 114 led India's gritty effort to 310-5 against England on day one Wednesday of the second test at Edgbaston. The pressure was on Gill as India's last specialist batsman to prevent exposing the fragile bottom order in the last two hours of an extended day.

Shubman Gill led from the front once more with a second hundred in as many matches as India captain to keep England at bay at Edgbaston on Wednesday. England captain Ben Stokes, as he did in Leeds, again opted to field after winning the toss,