Betfair Moment of the Day: Shubman Gill the highlight of India's near perfect start

Chief correspondent GEORGE DOBELL pays tribute to the captain's crunching cover drive on day one at Headingley

Captain Shubman Gill helped get India off to a near perfect start in the five-Test series against England with a fine century on day one at Headingley.

Chief correspondent George Dobell explains why the crunching cover drive, which brought up three figures, was his Betfair Moment of the Day.

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