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IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Shubman Gill's historic innings, Akash Deep's deadly bowling; India's second day went in their favour
IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Shubman Gill's 269 off 387 balls helped India score 587 runs in the first innings of the Edgbaston Test. By stumps on the second day, England had scored 77 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. Joe Root is unbeaten on 18, and Harry Brook is on 30. For India, Akash Deep has taken 2 and Siraj 1 wicket.
Shubman Gill played a magnificent innings of 141 runs while he played his first match as a Test captain in Leeds and when he came out to face the ball in the second test match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy on Wednesday at the Birmingham ground, he played at the same pace and returned unbeaten in the inaugural day by scoring 114 runs, but that young captain could not stay satisfied with that.
On Thursday, Gill achieved what no Indian or Asian skipper has been able to do back on England soil to date. Shubman Gill put the England batsmen to the ultimate test by scoring for eight hours and 48 minutes. First, he crossed the 200-run barrier off 311 balls and then crossed the 250 mark with a four.
Finally, he returned to the pavilion after scoring 269 runs in 387 balls. Thanks to this innings of Gill, India scored a huge score of 587 runs in the first innings. By stumps on the second day, England had scored 77 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. Joe Root is unbeaten on 18, and Harry Brook is on 30. Akash Deep has taken 2 wickets, and Siraj has taken 1 wicket for India.
Gill completed his first Test double century by taking a run towards deep fine leg off Josh Tang. Gill faced 311 balls in his 200-run innings and hit 21 fours and two sixes. This double century has become his first as a captain and a very memorable innings overall.
