India dominated Day 1 of the first Test against England at Headingley, Leeds, reaching 359/3. Shubman Gill's unbeaten 127 and Rishabh Pant's 65 put England's bowling under pressure. However, the weather forecast predicts thunderstorms, potentially disrupting play later in the day after Yashasvi Jaiswal also scored a century.
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