He won't perform in overseas Tests they said. Well, Gill’s just penned a Shakespearean rebuttal in Birmingham.
Those who thought his Leeds century was a one-hit wonder—hello, critics!—this knock at Edgbaston is Gill’s way of saying, “Where are you now?” In the land of kings and queens, the Prince stood tall.
At just 25, young Shubman Gill has now:
- Outscored King Kohli himself for the highest-ever score by an Indian captain in Tests.
- Knocked Sunil Gavaskar off the English leaderboard with a magisterial 269—the highest by any Indian on English soil.
- Trumped Master Blaster Sachin's Sydney 241* to bag the top score by an Indian in SENA countries (that's South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia)
And he wasn’t done ticking boxes! At Edgbaston, Gill chalked up:
- The first-ever double hundred by an Indian skipper in England
- The first Asian captain to hit a double ton in SENA Tests
- The first Indian to score a double in England in over two decades (yes, it’s been 23 years, folks!)
- And the first Indian captain to stack up 300+ runs in an away Test series at just 25
Royal resume, that.
He’s not just the second-youngest Indian to hammer a double as captain—but also joins the elite Lords of 200+ in Indian cricket: Pataudi Jr, Sunny G, Sachin, Dhoni, and Virat. Yes, that club.
From the God of Cricket to the King, and now enters the Emperor: Gill. Not here to inherit a throne—he’s here to build a dynasty. They called it the dawn of a new era. And with Gill right at the heart of it, well then—sab kuch ‘Shubh Shubh’ hi hoga, won't it now?
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