Shubman Gill (Pic credit: BCCI) It was a day dominated by India and their captain Shubman Gill, who scored a majestic, record-breaking double century. The 25-year-old’s knock powered India to a massive first-innings total of 587 and cemented his place among the game’s greats.By stumps on Day 2 of the second Test, England found themselves…
Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill delivered a career-defining knock on Day 2 of the second Test against England at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham, bringing up his maiden Test double century in emphatic fashion. With this monumental effort, Gill became only the third Indian to score a Test double hundred in…
India’s Ravindra Jadeja plays a shot on day one of the second cricket test match between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: When Ravindra Jadeja walked out to bat in the first innings of the Edgbaston Test, India were in a delicate situation…
Shubman Gill celebrating vs England India’s Test captain Shubman Gill left the cricketing world awestruck with a commanding double century on Day 2 of the second Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Resuming on his overnight score of 114, the 25-year-old carried on withdazzling strokeplay to finish with a stunning 269 off 387 balls, which…
Kraigg Brathwaite of West Indies (File photo – Getty Images) West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite has reached a rare milestone, becoming the first cricketer in history to play 100 Test matches without ever featuring in a single T20 game, not even at domestic level. He achieved the same as West Indies took on Australia in…
Ravindra Jadeja (Image credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill struck a sensational maiden Test double-century, and stand-in pacer Akash Deep followed it up with a fiery spell to leave England reeling at 13/2, courtesy of two wickets in two balls, on Day 2 of the second Test at Edgbaston on Thursday. Gill’s…
England assistant coach Jeetan Patel admitted the mental and physical toll of a long day in the field while praising Shubman Gill’s brilliance after stumps on Day 2 of the second Test at Edgbaston. “Shubman Gill put on a masterclass,” said Patel, acknowledging the Indian captain’s majestic 269 that propelled India to a commanding total…
TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: I felt I could have, now looking back at it… the kind of shot I played, I felt I could have batted a little bit more,” Shubman Gill had said on eve of the second Test when asked about the lessons from the Leeds defeat. Even after scoring a flowing 147 on…
NEW DELHI: The inclusion of Akash Deep in place of Jasprit Bumrah turned out to be a masterstroke for India and captain Shubman Gill. The pacer opened the bowling and conceded 12 runs in his first over, but when he returned for his second, he looked like a completely different bowler.He began the over with…
Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill etched his name in the history books by becoming the Indian Test captain with the highest individual score in the format. Gill’s magnificent 269 surpassed the previous record held by Virat Kohli, who had scored an unbeaten 254 not out against South Africa in Pune in 2019.Gill…
