Gill registered highest Test score by an Indian on English soil.
India skipper Shubman Gill broke a plethora of records en route to his maiden Test double century against England at Edgbaston on Thursday (July 3).
The 25-year-old became only the sixth Indian captain to slam a double hundred in the longest format of the game, joining MAK Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli in the elite list.
Gill resumed Day 2 on 114* and reached the double ton in 311 balls, becoming the first Asian captain to achieve this feat in a Test match in England.
The lanky right-hander also set a new record for highest score by an Indian captain in a Test innings in England, going past the 179 scored by Mohammad Azharuddin in 1990.
At Tea break, Shubman Gill was unbeaten on 265, propelling India to a massive 564/7. He didn’t only become the third Indian batter after Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid to smash a double hundred in England, but also registers highest Test score by an Indian on English soil.
Gill broke Gavaskar’s record from 1979, when the latter had scored 221 at the Oval. Soon after Gill broke Gavaskar's record, the camera panned to the Little Master in the commentary box, where he looked overjoyed.
Gavaskar passed a huge smile when the on-air commentator mentioned that his record was broken.
Here’s the video:
Shubman Gill was eventually dismissed by Josh Tongue for 269. His 387-ball knock was laced with 30 boundaries and 3 sixes.
This is also Gill’s highest score in Tests. His previous best score was 147 that he made on his Test captaincy debut at Headingley last week.