London, July 9 -- England's legendary batter Kevin Pietersen hailed India's Test captain Shubman Gill following his magnificent performance in both innings of the second test match at Edgbaston against the Three Lions.

Shubman Gill concluded a record-breaking Birmingham Test against England with breathtaking knocks of 269 and 161 across both innings, making him the batter with the second-highest aggregate of runs in a Test match.

While the first innings knock of 269 in 387 balls (with 30 fours and three sixes) was a marathon to tire out England bowlers simply, he pressed the accelerator in the second innings to construct a knock of 161 in 162 balls, with 13 fours and eight sixes, which was just as mesmerising.

Speaking to the media abo...