Shubman Gill slams double century, equals Virat Kohli's rare Test record

NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill delivered a career-defining sound connected Day 2 of the 2nd Test against England astatine the Edgbaston Cricket Ground successful Birmingham, bringing up his maiden Test treble period successful emphatic fashion.

With this monumental effort, Gill became lone the 3rd Indian to people a Test treble 100 successful England, and the archetypal Indian skipper to execute the feat connected English soil.Gill took 311 balls to scope the landmark.

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Upon reaching the milestone, helium celebrated with passionateness — punching the air, removing his helmet, dropping to 1 genu for a fist pump, followed by his trademark bow. A wide grin lit up his look arsenic the Indian dressing country stood and applauded the young skipper’s milestone moment.This sound not lone marked Gill’s archetypal Test treble 100 but besides placed him successful elite company. Among Indian captains, lone Virat Kohli (7 treble tons) has scored more. Others to person reached the 200-run people erstwhile arsenic skipper see MAK Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, and present Shubman Gill.Significantly, Gill’s 200 is conscionable the 2nd treble 100 by an Indian skipper successful overseas Tests, aft Kohli’s 200 against the West Indies astatine North Sound successful 2016.

Gill besides got to his treble period successful conscionable his 3rd innings arsenic captain, the joint-quickest for India, alongside Sunil Gavaskar (205 vs WI, Wankhede, 1978).He besides created past by becoming the archetypal Asian skipper to registry a treble period successful SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia). The erstwhile champion was Tillakaratne Dilshan’s 193 astatine Lord’s successful 2011.Gill besides etched his sanction into a uncommon database of captains with treble hundreds successful England. His effort is the 11th specified instance, with lone 1 — Graeme Smith’s treble tons astatine Edgbaston and Lord’s successful 2003 — coming astatine a younger age.At 25 years and 298 days, Gill is present the 2nd youngest Indian skipper to people a Test treble hundred, down MAK Pataudi, who achieved the feat successful 1964 astatine 23 years and 39 days.