IND vs Eng: Captain Fantastic! Shubman Gill joined Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid in Elite List | Cricket news

New Delhi: Shubman Gill’s captaincy journey in Test cricket has launched a dream, in which the young Indian captain has placed his second century as captain and overall seventh position. On the day 1 of the second Test in Edgbaston, Gill displayed composer, class and command – all hallmarks of a leader who were settling in their role with confidence and style.It follows her ton in the initial Test in the century Heddingley, making hundreds of back-to-backs in their first two matches as captain-a notable achievement to handle reins with experienced leader like Rohit Sharma, which retired before the England series. The tour marks Gill’s first assignment as a test captain, and he is already in the headlines not only with his decisions, but also with bat in hand.Gill’s celebration reflected the spirit of the moment. After reaching a three-day mark, he roared, raised his helmet in the air, took a bow towards the crowd, and kissed his bat-a sequence that grabbed the pleasure of pride, relief and achievement.

Coming to number 4, Gill anchored the innings after initial failures and ensured that India was competitive in a significant test, they should win to level the series. India lost the headingley Test by five wickets and was trapping the five-match series 0–1. Gill has entered a rare league of Indian batsmen for centuries in three consecutive tests against England. The young captain now finds himself with the choice of Mohammad Azharuddin (1984–85), Dilip Vengsarkar (1985–86), and Rahul Dravid-who achieved twice, twice between 2002-2011 in 2002-2011. Gill’s runs in the England range of 2024–25 for centuries, he has been firmly among the most consistent artists in this sanctioned rivalry.It is even more special that Gill is now only the captain of the third India who has been scoring in the back-to-back Test against England for centuries after Vijay Hazare-he did in 1951-52 in Delhi and Brabourne, and Azharuddin, who killed hundreds of people in Lord’s and Old Trafford in 1990.Hundreds in three consecutive tests IND vs Eng

Gill has joined an aristocratic list of Indian cricketers, who has scored for centuries in each of his first two tests as captain. The list includes some of the biggest names in Indian cricket history – Virat Kohli, who scored hundreds of runs in each of his first three tests as captain, Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar and now Gill.Hundreds firstTwo tests as India’s captain