Sunil Gavaskar praised Shubman Gill (Photo- PTI)
Indian Test team captain Shubman Gill has batted in the series against England and scored 774 runs in 5 matches at an average of 75.40. Gill troubled the England bowlers in this entire series. However, Shubman, Sunil could not break the record of the most runs in Gavaskar’s Test series. Sunil Gavaskar scored 774 runs in 1971 in the Test series against the West Indies. He is the highest run -scorer in a Test series. Gill was left behind by breaking his record. Despite this, Sunil Gavaskar has praised the Indian captain and he has called this achievement more special than himself.
Sunil Gavaskar praises Gill
During the tee break of the third day, Sunil Gavaskar said, all this is in the hands of the above. But 774 runs are really a great thing. The difference is that Shubman had a lot of pressure because he is also the captain of the team. When I scored 774 runs, I was the youngest player in the team. No matter what I do, no one meant it. Even if I had failed, no one had to make any difference. But it is really a big thing to score 754 runs as a captain. Do not go to those remaining 20 runs. It is important to see that he batted amazing as a captain and it is really special.
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Gill performs in Test series
The first Test match between England and India was played in Leeds. In this match, the Indian captain scored 147 runs in the first innings, while in the second innings he was dismissed for just eight runs. The second Test is going to be very memorable for Shubman as he scored 269 runs in the first innings while he contributed 161 runs in the second innings. Due to his performance, Team India won the second Test and they equaled 1-1. The third Test was played at Lord’s in which Gill scored 16 runs in the first innings, while in the second innings he returned to the pavilion after scoring just 6 runs. England won this match and took a 2–1 lead in the series.
In the fourth Test match, Gill could not score a big score in the first innings and was dismissed for 12 runs. However, he made a good comeback in the second innings and contributed 103 runs. This match ended on the draw. Talking about the fifth Test, the Indian batsman scored 21 runs in the first innings, while in the second innings he was able to score only 11 runs. He scored a double century in this series while three centuries scored.
