NEW DELHI: Simply because the drinks break was known as on Day 2 of the primary Take a look at at Headingley Stadium in Leeds, Mohammed Siraj, ever the character, walked as much as the stumps and casually picked up an England batter’s bat, inspecting it with curiosity. Identified not just for his fiery spells but in addition for his quirks, Siraj—who additionally holds a DSP put up in Hyderabad—had overwhelmed the bat on a number of events and extracted swing, however remained wicketless regardless of his spirited effort.Earlier within the day, England clawed again into the competition with an outstanding bowling fightback led by pacer Josh Tongue, who completed with figures of 4 for 86. India, from a dominant place at 430/3 with each Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant on centuries, suffered a dramatic collapse, dropping their final seven wickets for simply 41 runs and being bowled out for 471.India resumed Day 2 on 395/3 and added 53 runs with out loss earlier than drinks. Gill and Pant continued their elegant kind—Gill stroked a pleasant cowl drive off Woakes, whereas Pant peppered the boundaries off Brydon Carse and Shoaib Bashir. Pant moved into the 90s with a falling scoop after which launched Bashir for a one-handed six over midwicket to carry up a spectacular century off 146 balls. He celebrated together with his signature somersault—an ode to his gymnastics coaching in his youthful days.
Pant’s onslaught continued with extra sixes and limits, however the 209-run stand got here to an finish when Gill, trying to succeed in his 150 in model, holed out to deep sq. leg for a sophisticated 147. Karun Nair, making a long-awaited Take a look at return after 3,011 days, fell for a duck—caught brilliantly by Ollie Pope.Pant, after scoring a scintillating 134, was finally trapped lbw by a pointy nip-backer from Tongue. Shardul Thakur edged to the keeper on the stroke of lunch, as England walked off smiling. Publish-lunch, Tongue cleaned up the tail with sharp reverse swing, dismissing Bumrah, Jadeja, and Prasidh Krishna, wrapping up India’s innings swiftly inside 23 minutes of the second session.