Shubman Gill surpasses Virat Kohli and Steve Smith, equals records of Sachin Tendulkar and Don Bradman with stunning century in Test series against England.
New Delhi: Shubman Gill scored his ninth Test century and fourth century of this series in the ongoing Test series against England. 25-year-old Gill has become only the third captain in Test history to score four centuries in a single series. Earlier this feat was achieved by Don Bradman and Sunil Gavaskar.
First Indian to score a century in Manchester after 35 years
Gill has become the first Indian batsman to score a century in Manchester in 35 years. Before him, this feat was achieved by Sachin Tendulkar at the age of 17. He has also become only the third Indian after Gavaskar and Virat Kohli to score four centuries in a series.
Unique record in the first series as captain
Gill has become the first player to score four centuries in his first series after becoming captain. Earlier, Don Bradman, Virat Kohli, Steven Smith, Greg Chappell and Warrick Armstrong had scored three centuries each. Gill has scored more than 700 runs in this series so far.
Gill took control of the innings after 0/2 in the first over
Gill scored a century with great restraint. He came to bat when the team was 0/2 in the first over itself. He stopped his natural aggressive play and completed his century with the help of 12 fours in 228 balls. During this, he pulled the team out of trouble.
Rahul and Gill gave strength, England got a lead of 311 runs
KL Rahul shared a partnership of 188 runs with Gill. Rahul was out LBW on Ben Stokes’ ball after scoring 90 runs in 230 balls. Gill also returned to the pavilion after scoring 103 runs just before lunch. India was trailing by 311 runs in the first innings and was on the verge of defeat.
England dominated, Stokes did wonders with bat and ball
England scored 669 runs in the first innings. Ben Stokes played a brilliant innings of 141 runs after taking five wickets. His performance helped England take a massive 311-run lead in the first innings, putting India in danger of an innings defeat.
