Shubman Gill was inexperienced in leadership. In Test cricket, Shubman Gill had just recently taken over the No. 4 position. He faced both challenges head-on. Shubman Gill silenced everyone who questioned his batting abilities, particularly in foreign climates, even if there are still questions regarding his leadership abilities. Following his 147 in the opening Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Headingley, Gill followed up with a hundred at Edgbaston in Birmingham that was even better, more composed, and more mature.

Shubman Gill thus joined the exclusive group of Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar, Mohammad Azharuddin, and Virat Kohli in accomplishing the uncommon feat of hitting a Test century in each of his first two matches as India's captain. During this time, he was batting at No. 4, the spot that Virat Kohli had dominated for the previous 11 years.

Nevertheless, Nasser Hussain, the former captain of England, still believes that Shubman Gill is a better fit for the No. 3 slot. After the Indian captain hit his seventh Test century, Hussain told Sky Sports, "I think some people are just like that, he looks like a natural number three."

The former England captain drew a parallel between Gill and Joe Root, the great English legend, who had previously played No. 3 in the Test lineup for a large portion of his career before switching to No. 4.

"He's doing what, you know, England have done with Joe Root. I have often believed that you have had inferior players at number three than Joe Root and that your greatest player, Shubman Gill, belongs at number four, but he has struggled a bit under the weight of the captaincy and just being away from home when the ball has moved around. Therefore, I think it was really composed today, it was old-fashioned batting, he had to get in, grind out a score, and then cash in in the last session," Hussain said.

Gill's Test career began with him being the designated opener. When the team management decided to leave Cheteshwar Pujara out, he then requested the No. 3 position. However, the gifted right-handed batter failed to produce in red-ball cricket. His average of 35 prior to the beginning of the England tour was the best evidence.

Shubman Gill is compared to Virat Kohli by Ravi Shastri.

Ravi Shastri, the former head coach of India under whom Gill made his debut, stated that the technical improvements Gill made on Wednesday made all the difference.

"I think the biggest difference, Wadi, is that he's worked on his defense, when he last came to England, you know, he was someone like Virat who played with hard hands, pushed at the ball, now the top hand is in much more control, you know, he allows the ball to come and hit the bat, he's trusting his defense and then we know he has all the shots in the box, he's a lovely driver of the ball, he can pull as well, but just that little work on his defense has done a world of good," Shastri said.

India concluded a grueling first day of the second Test against England at 310-5, with Yashasvi Jaiswal once again making an impression with a smooth 87 and Shubman Gill stepping up with a tenacious, undefeated 114.

Gill led from the front with a calm, tenacious innings that was under examination following India's decision to rest pace star Jasprit Bumrah. The 24-year-old absorbed the heat from England's seamers before blossoming late in the day, despite the pressure and a challenging first session. With two consecutive sweeps off Joe Root, he scored his seventh Test century, which was also his second of the series. It was his slowest century yet, coming at 199 balls, but it was also one of his most important.

Jaiswal was in excellent form once more after scoring a century in the series opener. The left-hander raced to his fifty before lunch, hitting 13 boundaries in a smooth 87. With a wide delivery from Ben Stokes, Ben Stokes nearly scored his second century.

Chris Woakes (2-59) was especially outstanding in the morning as England, who chose to bat first, consistently made inroads. However, a late, uninterrupted 99-run partnership between Gill and Ravindra Jadeja (41*) turned the tide in India's favor and paved the way for an exciting Day 2.

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