Virat Kohli congratulated India Check skipper Shubman Gill after his excellent knocks within the ongoing Check of the five-match collection between England and India. Gill etched his identify into cricketing folklore with knocks of 269 and 161 at Edgbaston.
Kohli’s Instagram story featured a picture of Gill celebrating his double-ton. “Effectively performed star boy. Rewriting historical past. Onwards and upwards from right here. You deserve all of this,” Kohli wrote.
Notably, Gill was below the scrutiny coming into the present collection because of his lackluster red-ball performances up to now. Nevertheless, the teenager has shut his critics with record-breaking innings within the first two Assessments.
Gill broke a number of information and entered a complete lot of distinguished elite lists after his knocks at Edgbaston. The 25-year-old has been receiving reward from the cricket group throughout the globe.
Gill’s 430-run combination comprised a complete of 43 fours and 11 sixes as he scored over 55% of his runs in boundaries. Gill additionally turned solely the second batter within the historical past of the format to register 150-plus scores in each innings of a Check after Allan Border (150* & 153) in opposition to Pakistan in Lahore in 1980.
Gill additionally broke into an elite listing of cricketers concerned in 4 100-plus stands in a single Check. There have been a complete lot of feats which he eclipsed so far as Indian cricket was involved. All in all, it has been a outstanding day for the newly-instated Check skipper.
Talking of the sport, at stumps on Day 4, England stood at 72 for 3 in 16 overs with Ben Duckett (25 off 15), Zak Crawley (zero off seven), and Joe Root (six off 16) again within the hut. The guests appear the favourities to clinch the win except the English are in a position to pull off one thing extraordinary on the ultimate day.
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