India, June 21 -- Yashasvi Jaiswal (101) and Shubman Gill (127*) hit centuries to put India in a comfortable position at the end of the first day's play of the Test match against hosts England on Friday.

India finished the day's play at 359 runs for the loss of three wickets with Gill and Rishabh Pant (65*), the young leaders of the new-look Indian Test team, finishing the proceedings after England opted to bowl first after winning the toss.

KL Rahul, who opened the Indian innings with Jaiswal, scored 42 runs.

Gill was under pressure to deliver on the first day with the 144 billion population expecting a smooth transition for the Test team after Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and R Ashwin announced their retirements in recent times.

Gill,...