India, July 9 -- Former England captain Kevin Pietersen did not watch Shubman Gill bat in the Edgbaston Test against England but he kept a track of the India captain's record-breaking achievements. He was not one bit surprised by Gill's exploits in the second Test, where he scored 430 runs (269 and 161) to lead India to their biggest-ever away win (in terms runs) by 336 runs that too at a venue where they hadn't won in 19 attempts.

"I haven't seen him bat. I wasn't watching any cricket. I am not surprised to see his numbers. I put my head on a block a few years ago, saying that please back Shubman Gill," said Pietersen when asked about the Indian captain's heroics at Edgbaston at a charity event for former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh's ...