India won their first Test match in Edgbaston, where they had never won a Test previously, defeating England by 336 runs. In addition to being Gill’s first Test captaincy, this victory in Birmingham was India’s largest away Test victory in terms of runs.
With a batting prowess, he struck 269 and 161 to record 430 runs, which was only 26 runs more than Graham Gooch’s 456, which he coincidentally hit against India in 1990.
India’s captain, Shubman Gill, broke a number of records with his batting display in the second Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, surpassing legends like Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar.
The highest individual Test score for an Indian batter in England was 269 in the first innings at Edgbaston. Additionally, he surpassed Kohli’s undefeated 254 against South Africa in Pune in 2019 to become the highest-scoring skipper of India in Test cricket.
After Allan Border, who hit 150* and 153 against Pakistan in Lahore in 1980, he became the second batsman to reach two 150+ scores in a Test.
Tendulkar’s 241 not out at the SCG in 2004 was the previous highest, but Gill’s 269 is now the greatest by an Indian batsman in Test matches outside of Asia. Additionally, this was only the second time an Indian captain had scored a double century in Test cricket away from home; the first being when Kohli did so against the West Indies in 2016.
He surpassed Kohli, who made 449 runs, with 585 runs, the highest total in the first two Test matches as captain. After Graeme Smith’s 621 in England in 2003, it is also the second-highest total in the opening two games of a series. Additionally, he became the player with the highest run total in a series in which he made his leadership debut.
He is only the fifth batter and the first Indian to be included in four-century stands during a Test match. The others are Joe Root (against Pakistan in 2016), Mark Taylor (against Pakistan in 1998), Graham Gooch (against India in 1990), and Hanif Mohammad (against the West Indies in 1958).
After Gavaskar and Kohli, the 25-year-old became the third Indian captain to reach the hundred-mark in both innings of a Test match. Kohli scored 115 and 141 against Australia in Adelaide in 2014, while Gavaskar scored 107 and 182 not out against the West Indies at Eden Gardens in 1978.
Shastri thinks the victory is a testament to the young Indian team’s character over the last five days and a match they will never forget.
“The boys’ ability to recover in this manner is a testament to their character. Although the loss at Leeds was difficult to accept, they had dominated the entire game in terms of bat, ball, and field. “Gill and India will remember this Test match,” Shastri stated on Sky Sports.
To build up the historic triumph, captain Shubman Gill put on an incredible display, scoring 430 runs in two innings—the most by an Indian in a Test match—before Akash Deep’s heroics.
Dinesh Karthik, a former India wicketkeeper batsman, also discussed Gill’s “princely manner.”
“India has a talent for naming cricket players, and Gill is referred to as the prince.” And he plays like a real royal. More significantly, he has mentally prepared for the role and is quite certain of what he wants to do. He has been the most reliable batsman and has been able to figure out what he wants to contribute. India has been the dominant team in Test cricket for nine of the 10 days, Karthik stated on Sky Sports.