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\n <\/div>\nIndia’s Shreyas Iyer in action on Day 1 of second Test vs England.\u00a9 BCCI<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Yashasvi Jaiswal<\/a> saved India’s blushes on the opening day of the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam. On a surface where other batters of the host team struggled to score runs, Jaiswal batted with supreme confidence for an unbeaten 179 off 257 balls that single-handedly drove India to 336 for six at Stumps. The second-highest run-scorer for the side was Shubman Gill<\/a> with a knock of 34. While commenting on the performance of the batters on the opening day, former India pacer RP Singh said that the team will have to drop some players.<\/p>\n “I feel India have to make some harsh calls and leave a couple of players out of the team going forward. I am really disappointed with Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer<\/a>. They are with the team for quite some time now and need to take more responsibility. If you score 25-30 runs and then throw your wicket, then it’s hurting the team,” said RP Singh on Cricbuzz<\/a>.<\/p>\n Talking about the game, Jaiswal made sure he converted his strong start into a big hundred. The 22-year-old now has two hundreds and as many fifties to his name in only his 10th Test innings. His Test ton — a 387-ball 171 — came against the West Indies last year.<\/p>\n Jaiswal, whose special effort comprised 17 boundaries and five sixes, had R Ashwin (5) by his side at stumps.<\/p>\n Trailing 0-1 in the five-match series, India would aim to put pressure on England on a pitch where variable bounce is expected to come into play from day three.<\/p>\n The odd ball kept low even on the opening day but conditions remained favourable of the batters.<\/p>\n On the other hand, England’s inexperienced spin attack, including debutant Shoaib Bashir, Tom Hartley<\/a>, Rehan Ahmed<\/a> and Joe Root<\/a>, could not extract much out of the surface.<\/p>\n (With PTI Inputs)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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