India’s strong second day is led by Gill and Rohit.

In the Dharamsala Test, India had a brilliant second day thanks to centuries from Shubman Gill (110) and Rohit Sharma (103), whose 171-run partnership was as stroke-filled as they come. With a 255-run advantage, the hosts concluded the day with a 473/8 score.

India amassed 129 runs without losing a wicket in a boisterous morning session led by Gill and Sharma. With style, both batsmen displayed their unique strokes: Rohit’s pulls and cuts were often on display, as were Shubman Gill’s unconventional short-arm jabs against pace and lofts against spin.

 

Ben Stokes, England’s captain, delivered the extra special ball that broke the partnership with a peach on his first ball of the series. As both bowlers got the ball to reverse, the nearly unplayable nut castled a well-set Rohit and James Anderson dismissed Gill with an inswinger in the following over. With these strikes, England’s prospects of limiting India’s advantage skyrocketed, but that’s also when the home team’s second important partnership of the day materialized. On his debut, Devdutt Padikkal (65 years old) and Sarfaraz Khan (56 years old) both scored a blistering fifty runs.

In just 131 runs, the two added 97 runs, with Sarfaraz, in particular, changing gears significantly once in position. He played some risky strokes against the pacers but was also very harsh on the spinners. Padikkal opened with a barrage of boundaries. Some of which were streaky but all of which exuded the characteristic beauty of a left-hander. The pair led India to tea. It appeared as though both batsmen might reach their hundreds, but after the interval. England once more scored heavily. After forcing Sarfaraz to take a soft shot. Shoaib Bashir used a ripper to clean up Padikkal.

After hanging around for a while, Dhruv Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja were badly damaged by another double-strike from Bashir in two consecutive overs. Then, from a batting standpoint. Tom Hartley ruined Ravichandran Ashwin’s 100th Test match by getting him for a duck. Once more, the visitors would have preferred to finish and try to cut the gap. Nevertheless, Kuldeep Yadav (27*) and Jasprit Bumrah (19*) teamed together to forge ahead in a collaboration that has already encountered 108 deliveries. Although there was some potential for the spinners. The surface remained generally favorable for batting.

India’s combined batting performance may have increased their lead to the point where England could not catch up. With three full days remaining, two wickets remaining for the opposition, and a deficit of more than 250 runs. Ben Stokes’ team will need to pull off an incredible comeback to escape Dharamsala Test unscathed.