His 118 off 140 balls, combined with KL Rahul’s composed hundred, helped India set England a challenging 371-run target in the series opener at Headingley on Monday.Pant, ever the audacious stroke-maker,

With their own means and ways, the two drove India into a position of control. KL Rahul continued to be patient, calm and left the ball as well as anyone has in this part of the world. Rishabh Pant, meanwhile,

England were made to toil as centuries from KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant put India in charge of the first Rothesay Test at Headingley.Brydon Carse persuaded India captain Shubman Gill to drag on from the seventh ball of the fourth day but it was slim pickings from then on,