Shubman Gill Takes Sachin Tendulkar And Virat Kohli's Legacy Forward, IND Skipper Beats 'God' And 'King' By Creating History On English Soil

IND vs ENG, 2nd Test: It is historic at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground as Indian test skipper Shubman Gill emerges as a raptor against England in Birmingham. After delivering a clinical outing in the first innings, the Prince said, ‘Ye Dil Maange More’ and smacked a century in the second innings for India. The century was a historic one for the Indian skipper as he made history in the process.

Shubman Gill Stamps Authority On The Number Four Spot With A Record-Breaking Knock 

The Indian Cricket Team has been utterly dominant in the second test match at Edgbaston. Shubman Gill, in particular, has delivered a record-setting knock to keep the advantage to themselves. The Prince has announced himself in the big leagues with a titanic performance in the SENA countries. The Indian captain continues to do so as India picks up a substantial lead over England in day four. 

Shubman Gill continued his heroics with the bat as he has emerged as the finest number four batter for Team India. The Indian test skipper has scored the most runs for the Indian Cricket Team in a test match, surpassing Sunil Gavaskar's 344 against West Indies at 1971. The Prince delivered the heroic feat while playing at number four, a spot previously owned by Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar.

Captain Gill has did the unbelievable from while batting at number four by achieving the historic feat. it is something which Kohli and Tendulkar have never done in the over 30+ years of playing from that spot.

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Check Out The Players With The Most Runs For India In A Test Match

Shubman Gill vs England, This Match: 393*

Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies, 1971: 344

VVS Laxman vs Australia, 2001: 340

Sourav Ganguly vs Pakistan, 2007: 330

Virender Sehwag vs South Africa, 2008: 319

Records Galore For Shubman Gill As He Notches Another Huge Record 

The century against England in the second innings has put Shubman Gill among the league of legends. The Indian Test captain has become the latest entrant to become the player to score a 200 and a hundred in the same test match.

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The Indian Test Captain is the second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to clinch the feat. The legendary Indian cricketer had attained the milestone against West Indies in 2971 against Port of Spain.