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India got off to a brilliant start to their England tour after Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored tons on Day 1 of the Headingley Test on Friday (June 20). 

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Meet last 5 Indian Test captains and how they fared in their debut matches as skipper

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Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was in awe of Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal on Friday (June 20) evening after the duo played a key role in India’s dominant start to the England tour. 

IND vs ENG: Tendulkar, Ganguly hail Gill-Jaiswal for Headingley heroics, draw comparisons from 2002 series

IND vs ENG, 1st Test Day 1: Gill was 127 not out after sharing a stand of 129 for the third wicket with opener Jaiswal, dismissed for 101 shortly after tea. The aggressive Rishabh Pant was 65 not out, including an extraordinary swiped six off Chris Woakes in the last over of a day.

IND vs ENG, 1st Test: Gill's India take Bazball head-on to usher in new Test era

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Before Gill, only Virat Kohli, Sunil Gavaskar and Vijay Hazare had achieved the same landmark. Gill, however, is the first one to get a century against England in England in his maiden Test as captain.

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The 23-year-old southpaw scored a hundred on day 1 (June 20) of the first Test against England - the first by an Indian opener in Tests at the venue. Before Jaiswal's ton, it was Farookh Engineer's 87 in 1967 as highest score by an Indian opening batter

IND vs ENG: Jaiswal breaks 58-year-old record with stunning hundred at Headingley

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Heart of Indian Cricket, Kohli chooses to lead quiet life in England with family – Report

On Friday (Jun 20), the 23-year-old left-hand batter from Tamil Nadu lived the biggest day of his cricketing career as he made his Test debut for India against England at Headingley, Leeds.

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IND vs ENG: Rahul, Jasiwal start off Headingley Test with HISTORIC milestone last achieved in 1986

Pant has done really well in England since making his debut there in 2018. As India’s second-most experienced batter in the team now, his performance will be important if India wants to win a Test series in England, something they haven’t done since 2007.

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Sachin, who led India across 25 matches during his tenure, advised Gill to back his instincts, follow whatever was discussed inside the dressing room, and stick to the plan.

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