Legendary England batter Alastair Cook has jumped to Shubman Gill's defence following India's loss in the first Test against England at Headingley, Leeds. England beat India by five wickets in the series opener.

England produced a brilliantly paced run chase to gun down a massive 371-run target and defeat India by five wickets in the series-opening Headingley Test on Tuesday — with 14 overs to spare. The hosts pulled off the 10th highest successful run chase in Test history with clinical execution and unwavering confidence,

Ben Stokes celebrated another red-letter day at Headingley after Ben Duckett’s 149 inspired England to an improbable chase of 371 to down India in the first Rothesay Test.Duckett followed the likes of Ian Botham in 1981 and Stokes himself in 2019 into Headingley folklore with a titanic fourth-innings knock to underpin a five-wicket win and a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.