In the second Test match against England at Edgbaston, India skipper Shubman Gill batted like Don Bradman, according to former head coach Ravi Shastri. Even though Shubman Gill scored 147 in the first Test at Headingley, he was under a lot of pressure to lead India to victory.  

However, Gill shattered several records in the second Test, leading India to their largest-ever away victory by 336 runs with 269 in the first innings and 161 in the second.

Shastri remarked that Gill reminded him of the great former Australia batter Don Bradman, who still holds the highest average (99.94) in Test cricket history, giving him full marks for both his batting and captaincy.

"The best by a captain. 10 out of 10. I mean, you can't ask for anything more from a captain. You are 1-0 down in the series, you come out there and you bat like Bradman. 268 (269) and a 161 and you ended up winning the game.

Your captaincy was very reactive in the first Test. You followed the ball. But you were very proactive in the next game. You might have just unearthed the best seamer for English conditions in this Indian line-up by picking Akash Deep, who will trouble England as this series progresses,” Shastri said in a Sky Sports podcast.

Shastri described how, following a fantastic U19 World Cup in 2019, he quickly promoted Gill into the Indian squad. When Gill made his debut in 2019, Shastri was the Indian team's head coach.

"I saw him in the nets. Raghu (Raghavendra, India's throwdown specialist) bowls at 160 in the nets. He bounces the batters. This guy (Shubman Gill) was just whacking him. I have not seen an Indian player pulling in that fashion, Kohli, yes. After Kohli, this fellow. This guy used to watch Kohli very closely. Whatever he did, how he trained and everything else. I remember telling my batting coach, Vikram Rathour, who is from Punjab.

I called him and said, "Who's that guy? Bring him in the mix immediately." We spoke to the selectors and got him in the side. He had done well in U19 but the first time I saw him, I said, 'This is class'. I've seen Sachin Tendulkar, who caught the imagination immediately. Kohli, of course, when he captained and played and then this bloke, when I saw him for the first time, was class," Shastri added.

Shubman Gill will play his first Test at Lord’s when India faces off against England in the third Test of the series from July 10.