India, July 9 -- Amid the chatter around Wiaan Mulder's decision to preserve Brian Lara's record Test score of 400 by declaring South Africa's innings while batting on 367, former England cricketer Stuart Broad admitted that India captain Shubman Gill looked poised to challenge that feat during his first-innings knock at Edgbaston last week.

Gill led the Indian batting charge in Birmingham, in the second Test match against England, where he compiled a marathon knock of 269 runs in India's emphatic 336-run win to level the series. While the 25-year-old broke a plethora of records on his, Broad, speaking on the For the Love of Cricket podcast, said he felt Gill could have matched Lara's feat.

"I think India were ten out of ten. Sometimes ...