Shubman Gill, who has developed an appetite for breaking milestones, continued with the trend and added another feather to his cap by shattering batting mainstay Virat Kohli's record for most runs by an Indian captain in a Test series in England.
After smashing records with his swashbuckling double hundred and a scintillating ton that ensured India's victory in the second Test against England, Indian skipper Shubman Gill will go into the third Test with a renewed sense of confidence and heightened expectations of his fans. He is on
Several records were shattered by Shubman Gill itself, while pace duo of Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep made the new ball do its magic on a surface that looked absolutely lifeless for bowlers after the Dukes' ball got older and softer. A Harry Brook-Jamie Smith triple-century partnership was
Gill concluded a record-breaking Birmingham Test against England with breathtaking knocks of 269 and 161 across both innings, making him the batter with the second-highest aggregate (430) of runs in a Test match after Graham Gooch (456) against India at Lord's in 1990.
While the first innings knock of 269 in 387 balls (with 30 fours and three sixes) was a marathon to tire out England bowlers simply, he pressed the accelerator in the second innings to construct a knock of 161 in 162 balls, with 13 fours and eight sixes, which was just as mesmerising.
After a brilliant 269 in 387 balls in the first innings, Gill ended the second session of day four unbeaten at 100* in 130 balls, with nine fours and three sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 76.92.
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 head coach and cricketer Ravi Shastri believes the five-wicket defeat in the opening Test against England at Headingley will be a "tough pill to swallow" for India.
India's legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar opened up and revealed what the newly appointed Test captain Shubman Gill should keep in mind while leading the visitors in the upcoming England tour.
Ahead of the five-match Test series against England, India's newly appointed Test skipper Shubman Gill shared his thoughts on stalwart batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's captaincy following their retirement from the longest format of the game.