Birmingham, July 2 -- Yashasvi Jaiswal was "dissapointed" after missing out on a century by a whisker but was amazed with Test captain Shubman Gill's "incredible" effort that powered India to a comfortable spot at the end of the opening day of the second Test at Edgbaston.

Gill's flamboyant 114* and Jaiswal's fighting 87 became the talk of the town as India marginally avoided another batting collapse on Birmingham's benign surface. After KL Rahul (2) returned cheaply despite bidding his time at the crease, Jaiswal served as the driving force by blending caution with aggression.

He evaded deliveries that travelled in the corridor of uncertainty but punished those that landed in his arc. Even though England, with their tight line and leng...