India scored a dominant 359/3 on the first day of the first Test against England thanks to excellent centuries from Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal, which lit up Headingley on Friday. At the conclusion of the day's play, both batters had scored fantastic centuries, with Jaiswal scoring 101 and Gill, the newly-named Indian captain, remaining undefeated for 127. The couple's performance in the newly established Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy brought back memories of India's famous victory at the same location in 2002, a notion that was shared by two legends of that time, Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar.

After being put into bat, India, which is currently under Gill's new leadership, declared its purpose. Gill stood tall with an unbroken century, anchoring the innings throughout the day, while Jaiswal established the tone early. In what was anticipated to be a challenging beginning to a five-game series, vice-captain Rishabh Pant contributed a solid 65 not out to help India gain the upper hand.

Watching the game unfold, Tendulkar couldn't help but draw parallels between it and his famous innings at Headingley 23 years ago.

India had a successful day because of the strong base established by @klrahul and @ybj_19. Congratulations to Yashasvi and @ShubmanGill on their fantastic centuries. Tendulkar posted on X that @RishabhPant17's contribution to the squad was just as significant.

“India’s batting today reminded me of the Headingley Test in 2002, when Rahul, @SGanguly99, and I scored hundreds in the first innings, and we went on to win the Test. Today, Yashasvi and Shubman have done their part. Who will be the third centurion this time?"

Ganguly's reply

The episode didn’t stop there. Ganguly, who scored 128 in that famous 2002 innings alongside Tendulkar’s 193 and Dravid’s 148, responded in kind.

“Hi, Champ... this time it could be 4.. on this good surface... Pant and maybe Karun.. the surface on day 1 in 2002.. was a bit different than this..” he replied, sparking fan reactions across social media.

Tendulkar, in response, added a fingers-crossed emoji, a gesture that resonated with fans yearning for more similar displays in the Indian batting lineup in the first Test. While Pant is nearing his century, Karun Nair also remains in immaculate touch with the bat, having scored a double ton during India A's match against England Lions ahead of the series.

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