Cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly engaged in light-hearted banter on social media following India’s strong performance on the first day of the first Test against England at Headingley. Tendulkar celebrated the centuries scored by Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill, drawing a comparison to the 2002 Headingley Test where he, Ganguly, and Rahul Dravid all scored centuries.
In that memorable match, India had achieved a dominant victory by an innings and 46 runs. Ganguly responded humorously, suggesting that the current pitch is more favorable for batsmen than the one in 2002, potentially leading to four Indian centurions. He jokingly mentioned Pant and Karun Nair as possible candidates.
In the first Test, India captain Shubman Gill scored a century, and the visitors reached 359/3 on the opening day against England at Leeds. Gill and Rishabh Pant remained unbeaten with scores of 127 and 65, respectively. Jaiswal was dismissed by Ben Stokes after scoring a century. At lunch, India was at 92/2, with Gill and Jaiswal forming a strong partnership. The opening partnership between Jaiswal and KL Rahul was 91 runs. England regained momentum by taking two wickets in five balls. Indian debutant Sai Sudharsan was dismissed early, ending a promising start.