IND vs ENG: Shubman Gill starts with a loss on captaincy debut as India pay price for sloppy fielding at Headingley

India paid heavy price for their sloppy fielding as Shubman Gill started with a loss in the first Test against England on his captaincy debut on Tuesday at the Headingley in Leeds. Following the retirement of Rohit Sharma last month, Gill was named the new Indian Test captain.

Chasing 371 runs to win and 350 on the final day, England rode a fine 149 from Ben Duckett and half centuries from Zak Crawley and Joe Root to romp home with five wickets in hand. The 188-run opening wicket stand between Duckett and Zrawley laid the foundation for England to take a 1-0 lead in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.     

It was also Gautam Gambhir's seventh loss in 11 Tests as a head coach. India's wins under Gambhir came against Bangladesh (two matches) and Australia (one) last year. Jamie Smith hit the winning runs as Enngland record their second-ever highest successful run chase in Tests.