Former England pacer Stuart Broad heaped praise on Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant's century on Day 2 of the Headingley Test, saying that "everything was going on" during his innings from "falling scoops" to "run-out chances".

The southpaw slammed 134 off 178 balls, his seventh ton in the longest format, thereby surpassing MS Dhoni in the list of most centuries by a designated Indian wicketkeeper-batter in Test history.

Speaking on the 'Match Centre Live', the JioStar expert Broad highlighted the English crowd’s appreciation for Pant’s box-office performance, noting that it was "one of the loudest I have heard for an opposition player scoring a hundred in England".

"It was really well appreciated, because it was so entertaining. We didn't know what was coming! There were those falling scoops, full-blooded shots, run-out chances... everything was going on. Everything you want as a Test match fan -- patience, leaving, then, a flair shot, putting the bowlers under pressure. The crowd really appreciated everything Rishabh Pant did. Box office - truly a box office innings," Broad said.

Commenting on Ben Stokes' four-wicket haul, that helped England restrict India to 471, Broad said that the skipper is a "great character and never lets his brain turn negative or think he's defeated or beaten."

"He is like: 'Give me the ball. I will show you how to do it -- this is how I want us to go about our business.' And let us remember -- Stokes is a cricketer who has not played much cricket this year, and yet he comes back and hits the straps straight away. He's looked like England's best bowler by far," Broad stated.

"Yes, he is their most experienced bowler, but he has also looked their best, and that is a concern for England a little. Because if Stokes can get it to swing and seam, then Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah can too. So, I do not think England will find batting quite as easy as the Indian batters did yesterday," he further remarked.

Coming to the match, India squandered the advantage on Day 2 to be bowled out for 471 in their first innings. The visitors lost their last seven wickets for 41 runs.

Apart from Rishabh Pant, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (101) and skipper Shubman Gill (147) scored centuries for India at Headingley. Josh Tongue and Ben Stokes scalped four wickets each for England.

Riding on Ollie Pope’s unbeaten hundred (100*), the hosts reached 209/3 at the close of play, trailing India by 262 runs.