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‘Every time questions were asked, he replied with his bat’ – Former Indian wicketkeeper Hales Shubman Gill. Cricket news

India captain Shubman Gill (AP via Ben Whitley/PA)

Former Indian wicketkeeper-son Parthiv Patel recently praised Test Captain Shubman Gill for his outstanding performance in the England series, ending 2–2, where Gill scored 754 runs on an average of 75.40 on an average of four centuries, including Career-Best 269.Gill’s performance marked the second biggest run by an Indian by an Indian, leaving behind Sunil Gavaskar’s 774 runs against the West Indies in 1971. It was also the second biggest run by a captain in a Test series after Don Bradman’s 810 runs against England in 1936/37.

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The Indian captain set behind Yashsvi Jaiswal’s previous record in the previous record of 712 against England, setting a new benchmark for the most runs by an Indian in a series against England.Prior to this series, Gill struggled outside Asia, failing to score above 40 runs since his remarkable 91 -run innings against Australia in 2021, despite making several good starts.“Four centuries, an average of 75.40, and more than 750 runs – all scored in different circumstances. Earlier, when he went out to bat, the questions were: Will he be able to perform in army countries? Can he continue to distribute?“Then there were 269 runs in the first innings in Edgbaston. Again, it was that it could prove to be less, but he followed it with 161 in the second innings. In the third Test, both of them got out in the innings, and questions about his form started again, even though he scored 430 runs in the last match. And then came in a hundred in Manchester, there was a need to attract India in a match. Whenever there is a challenge, whenever questions are asked, Gill has completely responded to him with his bat, “Parthiv said.

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Gill’s performance crossed his Idol Virat Kohli’s record for the most successful army (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) tour by an Indian batsman. Kohli first set this record with 692 runs in four tests against Australia in 2014.The series crossed Gill’s milestone of 6,000 runs in international cricket. His career figures have now scored 6,000 runs in 118 matches, with an average of 46.15 and 25 centuries and 25 fifties.Especially in Test cricket, Gill has scored an average of 41.35 in 37 tests and 2,615 runs in 69 innings, including nine centuries and seven fifty.

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