Timesofindia.com in Birmingham: India striker Yashasvi Jaiswal supported Captain Shubman Gill’s selection decisions for the second test in Edgbaston, Birmingham on Wednesday.With India following 0-1 in the five-game series, Pace heading Jasprit Bumrah was rested for the match due to the management of the workload, with Akash in depth included in its place. During the draw, Captain Shubman Gill explained that team management thought Bumrah would find more appropriate conditions at Lord.India has also brought Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy in place of B Sai Sudharsan and Shardul Thakur – movements that strengthened the range of strikers. However, without Bumrah, the side seemed particularly different.At the end of day 1, India displayed 310 for 5, with Gill anchor the sleeves with an undefeated century compound. Jaiswal narrowly missed his own ton, falling for an aggressive 87.
Gill, unbeaten on 114 out of 216 bullets, marked his second successive century in the series, after his 147 in Headingley. He has become one of the few Indian captains to record hundreds of consecutive in his first two tests at the helm. His last ton came out of 199 deliveries and included 12 limits.“Incredible sleeves. There is no confusion concerning the team. He is (Shubman) very clear about what he wants to do. He was incredible with the bat,” Jaiswal told journalists at the end of the day.Jaiswal had once again set the tone early, breaking 13 limits in his 87 -point stroke, while Gill’s sleeves were marked by the calm and the precise selection of the shot.Karun Nair (31) and Rishabh Pant (25) failed to convert their starts, while Nitish Reddy (1) was defeated by a paint fracture by Chris Woakes.“I really enjoyed it (striker). I tried to play the session by session, then I took the opportunity to score races. They overthrew the new ball, and the counter was a bit wet. We – Rishabh Pant, Gill, Kl Rahul and I – appreciate the striker together,” said Jaiswal.