New Delhi: India captain Shubman Gill hit a sensational girl Test double-century, and Stand-in Pacer Akash Deep with a fierce magic to leave England at 13/2, courtesy two wickets in two balls, beauty of 2 wickets in the second Test of the second Test in Edgbaston on Thursday. Gill’s brilliant 269 formed India’s backbone for the first time of 587 for the first time. In response, England finished the day at 77/3, scoring 510 runs on a large scale.25-year-old Gill, as captain only led to his second Test, broke the record for the highest score by an Indian batsman in a Test match in England–crossed Sunil Gavaskar’s prestigious 221 at the Oval in 1979.Gill received concrete support from all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja (89) and Washington Sundar, formed a significant partnership of 203 and 144 runs for the sixth and seventh wickets respectively.Speaking after the day’s game, Jadeja appreciated Gill’s extraordinary knock and revealed how the two discussed making a long stand in the middle.Jadeja told reporters, “You have not seen how big Shubman Gill has become? (Laugh).”“Shubman scored 269 runs. He was unfortunate because today Lag Naahi Raha was wo out [it never looked like he was going to get out today]We were really talking about creating a long partnership, “he said.Jadeja also talked about Kuldeep Yadav, who was left out of the XI to play in Edgbaston as the team opted for additional batting depth after the defeat in the initial Test in Headingly.
“Whenever Kuldeep Yadav gets an opportunity, he will do well-he is a wicket-taking time. I spend time with him, but whenever we go out, we ever discuss cricket. A player should always focus on controlling the controller,” Jadeja said.Asked about the comments of England assistant coach Jeetan Patel, when the hosts still got a chance to win the second Test, Jadeja offered a cheek response:“Meen Kuch also bol dete dete hoon at log press conference [People can say anything in a press conference]”He quipped.
