Gill launched himself into the galaxy of greats, overcoming legends like Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli and becoming the ninth batter to have a combo of double ton and a century in a single Test match.
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.
KL Rahul continued his fine overseas run in Test cricket, becoming only the second Indian opener after legendary Sunil Gavaskar to score 10 or more scores of fifty-plus in South Africa, England, New Zealand and South Africa (SENA) countries.
India's young swashbuckler Yashasvi Jaiswal became the joint-fastest to 2,000 Test runs for the nation alongside former stalwarts Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag.
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.
India's youngest Test skipper Shubman Gill joined an exclusive club comprising of legendary MS Dhoni and batting maestro Virat Kohli for special record of scoring a half-century as a captain at Edgbaston in a Test match.
India vice-captain Rishabh Pant shattered a handful of records with his flamboyant yet composed century on Day 4 of the second innings of the first Test against England at Headingley.
Back in 1986, 15 years after Ajit Wadekar led India to their first conquest of England, Kapil's men landed on English shores to face a strong English side under the leadership of Mike Gatting and David Gower. India had a strong batting line-up, powered by an in-form Mohammed Azharuddin, Suni
As Team India practices and sweats it hard, they will have three captains and their teams to take inspiration from: Ajit Wadekar, who won India their first series in England back in 1971, Kapil Dev, who repeated the feat in 1986 and Rahul Dravid, who brought the Pataudi Trophy back home i
Gavaskar was speaking on the Star Sports Press Room ahead of the IPL 2025 resumption with a clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Bengaluru on Saturday. The tournament was stopped on March 9 due to cross-border tensions between
The 'Hitman' joined a list of icons having a stand named after them at Wankhede, namely Sachin Tendulkar, Vijay Merchant and Sunil Gavaskar as a stand named after him was unveiled on Friday in the presence of his family, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Mumbai Cricket Associatio
BCCI posted on their X handle,"Honouring a legend! India great Sunil Gavaskar inaugurates 10000 Gavaskar - a Board Room named in his honour and his iconic milestone at the BCCI HQ in Mumbai."