Rishabh Pant brought Headingley to his feet with a hundred one hundred and Jasprit Bumrah delivered a hostile fast bowling masterclass again, but England resisted the storm through a tenacious Ollie Pope to finish the second day for 209 for 3 in response to India 471. Score: India vs England 1st test day 2By following 262 points, the hosts found the stability essential through the unbeaten century of Pope and stood with Ben Duckett, before a late strike from Bumrah relieves visitors.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Despite Bumrah’s burning spells – which included Joe Root’s counter and an almost Harry Brook dismissal on non -ball – England has shown grain and gumpture, led by the aggression and calculated control of Pope.Flips pants, invades and silence the criticismsIndia started the day at 359 for 3, and in the morning belonged to Rishabh Pant. Mixing the audacity with the manufacture of calculated shots, it reached its seventh century of testing with a single breathtaking hand off Shoaib Bashir. The celebration – a brand’s somersault – highlighted the intention. His sleeves of 134 came after a 209 -point partnership with Captain Shubman Gill, who scored a career record 147.The glow of pant was like a justification. Six months after being labeled “stupid, stupid, stupid” of Sunil Gavaskar for his selection of shots, the legendary striker was heard exclaiming “superb, superb, superb” on the air while Pant reached his century.
Bumrah shine: too hot to handleJasprit Bumrah started with a magic ball to reject Zak Crawley in the very first and later returned to remove Deckett and Root with deliveries that were shaking quality and threat. Duckett’s dismissal – inside the strains – stopped a 122 -point support, while Root’s Poke to slide the 10th Bumrah dismissal from the Star of England in the tests.He had almost also Brook, caught by Siraj with a fine leg, only so that he was called a without bullet – the third of Bumrah at the end. But his 3/48 figures did not quite reflect how threatening he was all day.Pope’s balance steals the sessionComing in the middle of chaos, Ollie Pope showed calm and clarity. He was abandoned early by Yashasvi Jaiswal and survived an LBW call by Siraj, but once installed, his leg game and his background films crossed the Indian attack.The pope, out of 100 * strains, built a 122 -point crucial support with Duckett and then added 80 with root. His celebration, a jump and a punch in the air, echoed the relief of England while Headingley got up in applause.Collapse the bumps in India despite the big totalIndia, once under a cruise, lost seven counters for 41 points after the dismissal of Gill and Pant. The collapse – like the strikers’ coach, Sitanshu Kotak, admitted – came too early. “It was a collapse. We expected better,” he said, although he praised Gill’s growth after the BGT and defended Pant’s unique method: “It is not because he plays aggressive that he cannot defend.”