India in command as Gill hits historic ton, lead swells past 491
Birmingham, July 5 -- Shubman Gill etched his name in the record books with a magnificent century in the second innings - after scoring a double-ton in the first - as India extended their dominance over England on the fourth day of the second Test at Edgbaston, finishing the tea session at 311/4 and leading by a massive 491 runs.
Gill's 100* (129 balls, 9x4, 3x6), completed in the 67th over with a tucked single off Shoaib Bashir, made him part of an elite club of players to score a double-century and a hundred in the same Test.
The young Indian skipper, already being seen as the face of India's Test future, raised his bat with a quiet nod and a smile, looking skywards in silent gratitude. His innings has been the epitome of composure and d...
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