Indian captain Shubman Gill brought up his maiden double century at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Thursday. The batter became only the the Indian fifth captain to reach the milestone.
After having grinded for 199 balls for his first 100 runs, Gill scored the second hundred off only 112 balls. His brilliant knock included 21 fours and a six. Batting at No 4, the batter continued his great form into day two after having ended the first day on 114 not out.
Gill, who became only the third Indian to score a double century in England, played a risk-free innings with excellent stroke-making. He drove and pulled with elegance and authority at the same time to bring his career-best score.
Leading only in his second Test, Gill had scored 147 in the first Test, while he converted this into a big score, scoring a 250. He surpassed Virat Kohli's 254 not out to now have the highest score for an Indian captain. He also overtook Sunil Gavaskar's 221 runs to now have the highest score by an Indian in England.
Earlier, Ravindra Jadeja missed his fifth Test century by just 11 runs even as India cruised to 419/6 at lunch on Day 2. The all-rounder was dismissed for 89 just before the break with an excellent bouncer by Josh Tongue. In his 137-ball knock, Jadeja 10 fours and one six and added 203 runs for the sixth wicket with captain
After being put into bat first, India lost KL Rahul early. Karun Nair and Yashasvi Jaiswal put on a little partnership before the former fell at the stroke of lunch. Gill, batting at No. 4, grinded hard and stitched important partnerships with Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja.
On the first day, Jaiswal, who had also smashed a century in the first Test, missed out on another ton by just 13 runs, having been dismissed by Ben Stokes for 87 runs.
After having grinded for 199 balls for his first 100 runs, Gill scored the second hundred off only 112 balls. His brilliant knock included 21 fours and a six. Batting at No 4, the batter continued his great form into day two after having ended the first day on 114 not out.
Gill, who became only the third Indian to score a double century in England, played a risk-free innings with excellent stroke-making. He drove and pulled with elegance and authority at the same time to bring his career-best score.
Leading only in his second Test, Gill had scored 147 in the first Test, while he converted this into a big score, scoring a 250. He surpassed Virat Kohli's 254 not out to now have the highest score for an Indian captain. He also overtook Sunil Gavaskar's 221 runs to now have the highest score by an Indian in England.
Earlier, Ravindra Jadeja missed his fifth Test century by just 11 runs even as India cruised to 419/6 at lunch on Day 2. The all-rounder was dismissed for 89 just before the break with an excellent bouncer by Josh Tongue. In his 137-ball knock, Jadeja 10 fours and one six and added 203 runs for the sixth wicket with captain
After being put into bat first, India lost KL Rahul early. Karun Nair and Yashasvi Jaiswal put on a little partnership before the former fell at the stroke of lunch. Gill, batting at No. 4, grinded hard and stitched important partnerships with Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja.
On the first day, Jaiswal, who had also smashed a century in the first Test, missed out on another ton by just 13 runs, having been dismissed by Ben Stokes for 87 runs.
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