India end Edgbaston jinx: Most Tests taken by Asian teams to win at an away venue

NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill's young India shattered a 58-year-old jinx with a thumping 336-run triumph implicit England successful the 2nd Test astatine Edgbaston, marking India’s first-ever triumph astatine the venue and the longest hold for an Asian squad to triumph astatine an distant Test crushed - 19 matches.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!This historical triumph surpassed the erstwhile grounds held jointly by Pakistan astatine Lord’s (17 Tests, 1982) and Sri Lanka astatine Kensington Oval (17 Tests, 2018). India's ain agelong hold astatine Gabba (16 Tests earlier winning successful 2021) present stands down Edgbaston connected the list.

Most Tests Taken by Asian Teams to Register Maiden Win astatine an Away Venue:

While Shubman Gill's record-breaking innings (269 & 161) made headlines, it was Akash Deep, who emerged arsenic the affectional and tactical backbone of the win.

The 28-year-old pacer produced a stunning lucifer haul of 10/187, including his maiden five-wicket haul (6/99) successful the 2nd innings.

With Jasprit Bumrah unavailable, Akash stepped up successful sensational fashion. Striking with crisp incutters, helium dismantled England's apical and mediate bid - dismissing Duckett, Root, Pope, and Brook - portion his sister's crab diagnosis remained a changeless beingness successful his mind.“Every clip I ran in, I thought of her,” Akash said softly aft the game.

England resumed time 5 astatine 72/3, chasing an improbable 608, but absorption was brief. Jamie Smith (88) provided lone defiance earlier Akash dismissed him with a clever dilatory bouncer. Fittingly, Akash took the last wicket - caught by Gill - to seal India’s milestone win.The triumph has reignited India’s bid hopes arsenic they caput to Lord’s for the 3rd Test, with Bumrah acceptable to instrumentality and Akash Deep apt anxious to proceed his imagination tally down the celebrated slope.