'Aaj lag nahi raha tha Shubman Gill out hoga': Ravindra Jadeja

NEW DELHI: India skipper Shubman Gill struck a sensational maiden Test double-century, and stand-in pacer Akash Deep followed it up with a fiery spell to permission England reeling astatine 13/2, courtesy of 2 wickets successful 2 balls, connected Day 2 of the 2nd Test astatine Edgbaston connected Thursday.

Gill’s magnificent 269 formed the backbone of India’s imposing first-innings full of 587. In reply, England finished the time astatine 77/3, trailing by a monolithic 510 runs.The 25-year-old Gill, starring the broadside successful lone his 2nd Test arsenic captain, shattered the grounds for the highest people by an Indian batter successful a Test lucifer successful England — surpassing Sunil Gavaskar’s iconic 221 astatine The Oval successful 1979.

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Gill recovered coagulated enactment from all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja (89) and Washington Sundar, forging important partnerships of 203 and 144 runs for the sixth and seventh wickets, respectively.Speaking aft the day’s play, Jadeja lauded Gill's exceptional sound and revealed however the 2 discussed gathering a agelong basal successful the middle."You didn’t spot however overmuch Shubman Gill has grown? (Laughs)," Jadeja told reporters."Shubman scored 269 runs. He was unlucky due to the fact that aaj lag nahi raha tha ki wo retired hoga [it ne'er looked similar helium was going to get retired today]. We were really talking astir gathering a agelong partnership," helium added.

Jadeja besides spoke astir Kuldeep Yadav, who was near retired of the playing XI astatine Edgbaston arsenic the squad opted for further batting extent pursuing the nonaccomplishment successful the opening Test astatine Headingley.

"Whenever Kuldeep Yadav gets an opportunity, he’ll bash good — he’s a wicket-taker. I walk clip with him, but whenever we spell out, we ne'er sermon cricket. A subordinate should ever absorption connected controlling the controllables," Jadeja said.When asked astir England adjunct manager Jeetan Patel’s comments that the hosts inactive had a accidental to triumph the 2nd Test, Jadeja offered a cheeky response:"Log property league mein kuch bhi bol dete hain [People tin accidental thing successful a property conference]," helium quipped.