SHUBMAN GILL (BCCI Photo) New Delhi: SHUBMAN GILL released a career defining knocking on the 2nd day of the second test against England on the cricket field Edgbaston in Birmingham and strongly raised his first test. With this monumental effort, Gill became only the third Indian who scored double hundreds in England, and the first Indian captain to achieve English soil.Gill took 311 balls to reach the orientation point. When he reached the milestone, he celebrated with his passion – hit the air, removed the helmet, fell on one knee for the foster pump, followed by his meadow trademark. When she stood Indian dressing and applauded the milestone moment of the young captain, his face came on a wide smile.This knocking not only marked Gill’s first test of double hundreds, but also placed it in an elite company. Among the Indian captains scored more virat Kohli (7 double tons). Others who have achieved a 200-run brand once as a captain include Mak Pataudi, Sunil Gavascar, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and now SHUBMAN GILL.It is important that 200 Gill’s 200 is only the second double hundred Indian captain in overseas tests, after Kohli 200 against West India in North Sound in 2016. Gill also got into its double century only in its third shifts as a captain, most for India, next to Sunil Gavascar (205 vs Wi, Wankhede, 1978).He also created history by becoming the first Asian captain to register the double centuries in hay countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia). The previous best was Tilllatne Dilshan’s 193 in Lord’s in 2011.Gill also etched his name into a rare list of doubles with doubles in England. His efforts are eleventh such an example, with only one – double tons of Graeme Smith in Edgbaston and Lord’s in 2003 – coming at a younger age.At the age of 25 and 298 days, Gill is now the second of the youngest Indian captain, who won a double test, for Mak Pataudi, who achieved this performance in 1964 at 23 years and 39 days.
