Indian Captain SHUBMAN GILL etcted his name in record books when he became the first body to win a double one hundred 150 in the same test match. The Indian captain led from the front in the ongoing second test against England in Edgbaston, Birmingham. After the phenomenal 269 recorded in the first shifts, Gill continued his golden run and recorded 161 in the second exchange of the match.
AS A RESULT, He Also Became Just the Second Batter to Score Over 150 Runs in Both Innings of A Test Match, Joining Allan Border in the Elite List, WHO ALSO SCORED 150-PLUS IN BOTH INNINGS (150, 153*) OnGoing Series to Score Centuries in Both Innings After Rishabh Pant Achieved the Feat During the First Test at Headley, Leeds.
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He is also the eighth Indin, who overall scored for centuries in every test of the test and the third captain from the country after Sunil Gavascar and Virt Kohli. Gill is also the ninth batter in history to score twice a hundred and one hundred in the same test. In the match scored 430 runs across both shifts, Registering the second highest aggregate in the test match after England Graham Gooch (456).
During the second shifts, Gill was involved in key stalls with Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja. After the measured start, Gill brought half a century out of 57 balls when he took lunch to the English pitcher next to his pants. The duo added 110 runs for the second goal out of 103 balls when the pant scored a fast 65 out of 58.
After his release, Gill took the back seat and got into sight again as he marched for his eighth test one hundred. He set up in memory of 129 when the Indian lead passed around 480. The Indian captain launched a complete attack in the third meeting and finished its 150 at 155 balls and became the first body to win a double one hundred 150 in the same match.
In the end he was released at 161 (162), after hit 13 four and eight six in his shifts. With the kind permission of its shifts, India set a huge 608-run in the fourth exchange.
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Published:
Rishabh beniwal
Published on:
5th July 2025
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