Indian captain Rohit Sharma and opener Shubman Gill gave a sensational start to India's innings on day two of the fifth and final test against England on Friday. Both the batter held their grounds and struck a perfect 100 and combined in a burgeoning 160-run stand for the unbroken second wicket to put India firmly in the lead.
India has a 3-1 lead in the series and has been dominating the final test match right from the start. Indian bowlers bowled out England for 218 at the picturesque Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.
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Home captain Rohit got a life on 68 when Zak Crawley missed a sharp catch at backward short leg but that was as close as England came to a breakthrough before lunch. India was 264-1 at the break with Rohit on 102, his second hundred of the series that included three sixes. Gill was the more aggressive of the pair, smacking five sixes in his stellar 101 not out.
It's Lunch on Day 2 of Dharamsala Test!
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A 129-run First Session for #TeamIndia as captain Rohit Sharma & Shubman Gill zoomed past hundreds 👏 👏
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The overnight batters went after the bowlers right from the word go. The one shot that epitomised their approach was when Gill stepped out against James Anderson and hit test cricket's most successful fast bowler over his head for a six.
Spinner Shoaib Bashir got a flick from Rohit but the ball flew past Crawley before the fielder could even cup his hand. Rohit took a single off Tom Hartley to bring up his hundred, while Gill slog-swept Bashir for a four in the next over to reach the 100 mark.
(With Reuters inputs)
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