Gill completed 5 years of work. (Photo- PTI)
Shubman Gill, the new captain of the Indian Test team, scored a brilliant half -century in the first innings of the second Test match being played against England at Edgbaston. Gill, facing 125 balls, completed 50 runs, causing a shocking performance in both his captaincy and batting. In this series, Gill, who has crossed the 50 -run mark twice in three innings so far, has done his responsibility well. With this, he has completed the work of the last 5 years.
Gill completed 5 years of work
Shubman Gill was made the captain of the Indian Test team before this series, and has made an impressive start in his new role. In the Edgbaston Test, Gill maintained a great balance of patience and aggression. In his 125-ball innings, he played accurate shots against England fast bowlers Chris Woakes and Josh Tung, which included the cover drive and great strokes on the off-side. At the same time, two 50+ scores in 3 innings on this tour are quite special for him.
FIFTY for Captain Shubman Gill-HIS 8th Test Half-Tentury!#Teamindia Approaching 200.
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– BCCI (@Bcci) July 2, 2025
Actually, Gill has been playing Test cricket since 2020. Prior to this series, he had scored only 2 half -centuries in 21 innings in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries. But as soon as he got the responsibility of captaincy, he has completed 5 years of work in just 3 innings. He has been at number four in this series, which was earlier Virat Kohli’s number. He decided to play this number after retiring from Virat’s test and he has proved to be correct so far.
A century was scored in Leeds Test
Even though Team India had to face defeat by 5 wickets in the Leeds Test. But Gill played a captaincy innings. He scored 147 runs in the first innings facing 227 balls. During this, he hit 19 fours and 1 six. However, he was dismissed for 8 runs in the second innings.
