England spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel provided fitness updates on right-arm seamers Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson after the completion of the second day of the Birmingham Test against India at Edgbaston.
Gill produced a masterclass for ages, with his 387-ball 269 propelling India to 587 before three early wickets left England tottering at 25/3, and the hosts ended their day at 77/3, with Joe Root (18*) and Harry Brook (30*) on the crease. After India was 211/5 on day one, Gill's 203-run stan
Team India achieved this feat at Birmingham during the second Test. At one point on day one, India looked in a spot of bother, at 211/5, with Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy dismissed quickly. However, skipper Shubman Gill, who slammed a historic double ton, carried on with his resolve t
Gill, in an effort that tired out bowlers and statisticians in equal parts, smashed a brilliant 387-ball 269, guiding India to a position of power against England at Birmingham during the second Test, taking India to a total of massive 587 runs.
Seasoned all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja continued to be a vital cog in tail-end machinery in England with another valiant display with the bat, transforming India's lower-order from weakness to strength during the second Test at Edgbaston.
Gill scored a delightful 269 in 387 balls, with 30 fours and three sixes, scoring at a strike rate of 69.51, tiring out bowlers and statisticians alike with each stroke.
The Cricket fraternity was left enchanted by India Test captain Shubman Gill's sizzling double hundred on Day 2 of the second Test against England in Birmingham.
At the end of the second session, Gill was still unbeaten at 265* in 380 balls, with 30 fours and three sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of almost 70.
Former captain Nasser Hussain believes India has to stretch their innings for as long as they can because there "might" be a possibility of the Edgbaston surface favouring spinners, which could be the determining factor of the second Test against England in Birmingham.