• Source:JND
Add as a preferred

IND vs ENG 2nd Test: A graceful and steady unbeaten century by captain Shubman Gill took India to 304/4, taking visitors' lead to 484 runs at tea on the fourth day of the second Test against England at Edgbaston on Saturday.

Gill crossed the 500-run mark in the second Test with his third ton of the five-match series and second consecutive, consolidating India's position in the Test with four more sessions left.

Rishabh Pant perished for a stroke-filled 65 off 58 balls with eight fours and three sixes but not before adding 110 runs for the fourth wicket with Gill.

Ravindra Jadeja was on 25 not out as India lost only one wicket in the second session's play. 

ALSO READ: India's Tour Of Bangladesh Rescheduled For September 2026 After BCB, BCCI Agree To Defer White-Ball Series

Gill brought the rare milestone with a single off Bashir in the penultimate over before the tea break as India reached 304 for four in the second innings. Following his double in the first innings, the hundred celebrations were not over the top, signaling his focus on levelling the series.

In the process, he also also surpassed the great Sunil Gavaskar to tally the most runs by an Indian in a Test match. Gavaskar had amassed 344 runs in one of the Tests against West Indies back in 1971 at Port of Spain.

Gill shared a 110-run stand with Rishabh Pant (65 off 58) who exhibited breathtaking strokeplay and departed in a fitting fashion as he lost control of his bat in his attempt to whack Shoaib Bashir out of the park.

ALSO READ: IND vs ENG: KL Rahul's Fifty, Pant's Belligerent Show Put India In Strong Position, Take Lead To 357-Run At Lunch

If Gill was the attacked by English bowlers in the morning session, he took the onus upon himself to take the attack back to the opposition camp in the second one.

Josh Tongue tried the short ball against Gill at the start of the session and Gill was happy to pull it over fine leg on two occasions. His knock included a flat batted boundary off Tongue while the Indian captain showed total disdain when Bashir was in operation.