India, July 4 -- Shubman Gill etched his name in history with a magnificent double century against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Shubman, who recently took over the captaincy charge from Rohit Sharma, is not wasting any time and has started cementing his legacy in red-ball cricket with triple-digit scores in back-to-back matches. The 25-year-old has shown great composure while batting in the English conditions and went on to score 269, the highest score by an Indian skipper in England.

Gill's innings achieved two significant milestones: it surpassed Virat Kohli's 254 against South Africa in Pune (2019) to become the highest score by an Indian Test captain. Additionally, it replaced Sachin Tendulkar's 241 against Australia in Sydney a...