India's Rishabh Pant celebrates after scoring fifty runs on day one of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds, England, Friday, June 20, 2025, (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)New India vice captain Rishabh Pant continued on the same vein like he did on the opening day of the Test match vs England, bringing up his 7th Test century on day 2 at Leeds on Saturday. Pant and captain Shubman Gill were undefeated at Stumps on Friday and they continued to frustrate the England bowlers on the second day as well with their batting approach.Pant brought up his ton in 146 deliveries with the help of 10 boundaries and 4 sixes. Gill, meanwhile, inched closer to 150 runs as the England bowlers struggled to contain them. With the ton, Pant also crossed the great Mahendra Singh Dhoni (6) with the most Test centuries as an India wicketkeeper.On Day 1, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Gill announced had their readiness to carry India’s batting into the post Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma era, striking marvellous hundreds to guide the visitors to a dominant 359 for three against a faltering England on the first day of the opening Test here on Friday.Gill and Jaiswal (101, 159b) shared a 129-run partnership for a determined third wicket alliance that carried India to 221 from a slightly wobbly 92 for two after KL Rahul (42) and debutant B Sai Sudharsan (0) were dismissed in quick succession.But there was an underlying significance to the centuries of Jaiswal and Gill other than giving India a head-start on the first day of the newly-minted five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.This Indian batting line-up is a tad thin on experience after the recent retirements of former skippers Kohli and Rohit, who played at the pivotal No. 4 and opening slots in their illustrious careers.Both Jaiswal and Gill are not newcomers to the unforgiving Test arena, but there has been this widespread anxiety over how the ‘New Gen’ India stars would step into the big shoes of their predecessors.Story continues below this adBut the portends are quite bright, if the day’s innings by Jaiswal and Gill are anything to go by.Jaiswal was the first to reach the three-figure mark, the fifth in his flourishing career, off 144 balls and Gill reached his own landmark off 140 balls in the final passage of the day, heralding the start of a new era in Indian cricket.But the way they reached that point was entirely different. Jaiswal eschewed his natural flair as the first session offered its own share of assistance to the English bowlers in the shape of movement and carry.(With agency inputs)Get latest updates on IPL 2025 from IPL Points Table to Teams, Schedule, Most Runs and Most Wickets along with live cricket score updates for all matches. Also get Sports news and more cricket updates.© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd