Shubman Gill: Shubman Gill becomes the youngest Indian captain to win a Test overseas, surpass Sunil Gavaskar..

Indian team captain Shubman Gill performed brilliantly with the bat as well as with the captaincy in the second Test match against England. Under the leadership of Gill, India defeated England by 336 runs and leveled the five-match Test series 1-1. Gill scored a double century and a century in this match, due to which India was successful in giving a big target to England, which the host team could not achieve.

Historic victory recorded in Birmingham

India scored 587 runs in the first innings and took a big lead of 180 runs by bowling out England for 407 runs. India declared the second innings at 427 for six with the help of Shubman Gill's century and set a target of 608 runs in front of England, gaining a total lead of 607 runs. England's second innings were all out for 271 runs on the fifth day, and India won. This is a historic victory for India in Birmingham because before this, the team had never won a Test match here. The Indian team, led by Shubman Gill, broke the spell of Birmingham and hoisted the tricolor in Edgbaston.

Gill surpassed Gavaskar

Gill has become the youngest captain of India to win a Test match abroad at the age of 25 years 301 days. Gill surpassed Sunil Gavaskar in this matter, who won a Test match abroad as captain at the age of 26 years 202 days. Gavaskar did this against New Zealand in Auckland in 1976. Gill was appointed captain of the Test team in place of Rohit Sharma. India had to face defeat in the first Test match played in Leeds, after which head coach Gautam Gambhir and new Test captain Gill had to face criticism. But Gill did not give up and made a strong comeback in the series by winning at Edgbaston, which is called England's stronghold. India won the Test for the first time under Gill's leadership. Gill is the first captain from Asia to beat England in Birmingham.

The second-highest score in a Test match in England
The batsmen showed their strength in this Test match between India and England. Both teams together scored a total of 1628 runs in four innings, which is the second-highest runs in a Test match in England. The highest runs in four innings of a Test match in England were scored in the match played between England and Australia in Leeds in 1948. A total of 1650 runs were scored in that match. At the same time, a total of 220 boundaries were hit in the Birmingham Test between India and England, which is the second highest number of boundaries hit in a Test match in England. This record is in the name of England and New Zealand who hit 249 boundaries in the match played in Nottingham in 2022.

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