Shubman Gill does what every Pakistan captain failed to do in England

NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill etched his sanction successful the past books by becoming the archetypal Indian — and the archetypal Asian — skipper to people a treble period successful a Test lucifer successful England. The milestone came connected Day 2 of the 2nd Test astatine Edgbaston connected Thursday.The erstwhile champion by an Asian skipper successful England was 193, scored by Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan astatine Lord’s successful 2011.

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Gill, who had scored a good 147 connected his captaincy debut successful Leeds, reached his maiden treble period successful Test cricket with a azygous — pulling Josh Tongue to heavy good leg. It took him 311 deliveries to get there.

With this feat, Gill joined an elite radical of Indian captains to person recorded treble hundreds successful Tests — a nine that includes MAK Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli.

Kohli remains the record-holder with 7 treble centuries arsenic skipper.

Before Gill’s knock, the highest people by an Indian skipper successful SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries was 192 by Mohammad Azharuddin against New Zealand successful Auckland successful 1990. Azhar’s 179 successful Manchester, besides successful 1990, stood arsenic the highest people by an Indian skipper successful England — until now.Gill’s landmark innings was laced with 21 boundaries and 2 towering sixes, underscoring his power and flair connected a aboveground that offered small to bowlers. With this knock, helium besides became conscionable the 3rd Indian to registry a Test treble 100 successful England aft Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid.