Shubman Gill enters record books with another ton in the Edgbaston Test

It's just the second Test of the five-match series against England, and the young Indian captain has already hit over 500 runs so far. While the visitors have many aspects to care about in the ongoing India vs England series, Shubman Gill has ensured that batting remains at the bottom of that list. Coming to England for his debut Test series as India's captain, Gill faced significant doubt, with his SENA records being the talk of the town. However, with just four innings in the series, Gill has flipped the script and converted the doubters into his fans. After notching a record-breaking double ton in the opening innings of the Edgbaston Test, Gill boasted his red-hot form, smashing another century in the second innings of the match.

Shubman Gill matches Sunil Gavaskar in a legendary record list with another ton in the Edgbaston Test

Leading India in his first Test series as the captain, Shubman Gill has topped the record charts in England. The captain opened the India vs England Test series with a brilliant century at Headingley. The brilliance has been on the rise ever since. The Edgbaston Test started with England rattling the visitors with some quick scalps. However, it was nothing but a challenge for the new Indian skipper to triumph over, which he did, and how. Shubman Gill became only the third Indian batter to score a double ton in England.

Furthermore, the 25-year-old became the first Indian Test captain to smash a double century in SENA. Now, Gill has matched the legendary Sunil Gavaskar as only the second Indian batter to hit a double ton and a century in the same Test. England claimed two quick wickets on Day 4 of the Edgbaston Test as Karun Nair and KL Rahul went back. Shubman Gill and his deputy in the leadership role, Rishabh Pant, meanwhile, brought the house down after lunch.

Shubman Gill becomes the second Indian player after legend Sunil Gavaskar to score double hundred and hundred in the same Test match. 💯😍

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The duo were batting with a run-rate of over 7.00 as the Birmingham crowd bore witness to Pant doing his quintessential antics, with his bat flying all over the ground. However, one of his bat-flying shots brought an end to his knock at 65. Despite losing his partner, Gill kept at it, swiftly reaching his century. The ton in the second innings has now made Gill the ninth batter to hit a double ton and a century in the same Test. Moreover, Shubman Gill is only the third Indian Test captain after Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli to score a century in both innings of a Test match. Furthermore, Gill is only the second Indian player after Virat Kohli to score three hundreds in the first two Tests as a captain.