Indian cricket team captain Shubman Gill becomes the first Indian captain to score a double century in England.
Gill’s achievements-:
● After 21 years, an Indian batsman scored a double century in SENA countries.
● After 23 years, an Indian batsman scored a double century in England.
● The best score by an Indian batsman in England is 269.
● First Asian captain to score a double century in SENA countries.
● First Indian captain to score 269 runs against England at their home.
Before the start of the Test series between India and England, Shubman Gill was selected to lead the Indian cricket team for the Test series against England.
Most people expressed surprise at this decision of the BCCI management and said that Gill’s record as a batsman in SENA countries is not special, which will affect the team. The team, which is full of young players, will not be able to bear the burden of the captain’s failure.
Captain Gill told how and why he became the captain after scoring a century in the first Test match against England and in the second match. In 2nd Test He scored 269 runs in 387 balls.
After which he became the first Indian captain to score the most runs against England. Apart from Gill, Jaiswal (107-87), Jadeja (137-89) and Washington Sundar (103-42) performed brilliantly in the first innings of this match, taking the team’s score to 587-10.
After which, in the last overs of the second day, India’s bowling attack dismissed 3 England batsmen. With this, England is 510 runs behind India.
The England team will give priority to reaching 387 runs on the third day, because by scoring 387 runs, the threat of follow-on from England can be averted. England will not want to get out before follow-on and come out to bat again and ensure India’s victory.