India, June 20 -- The pressure was immense. Batting at a position where Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli made their mark, Shubman Gill had his task cut out. However, the right-handed batter announced himself in style as the India Test captain notched up his first Test century in SENA countries in the first match of the five-game series against England in Headingley, Leeds, on Friday. Batting at No.4, Gill made his intentions clear from the get-go as he played his natural game and did not take any backward step.

Shubman Gill is the fifth Indian to smash a hundred on captaincy debut after Vijay Hazare (against England in Delhi in 1951), Sunil Gavaskar (against New Zealand in Auckland in 1976), Dilip Vengsarkar (against West Indies in Delhi...