Sukhwinder Tinku, the boyhood coach of Indian Test captain Shubman Gill, is not shocked by the batter’s exceptional achievements during the England trip. With two hundreds and a double hundred in his first two games as skipper, Shubman Gill has swept the cricket world off its feet.
Tinku highlighted Shubman Gill strongest strength and commended his poise and game knowledge. Sunil Gavaskar’s record for the most runs scored by an Indian in a single Test match was recently surpassed by Shubman Gill. In 1971, Gavaskar made 344 runs against the West Indies, which is currently second only to Shubman incredible 430 runs at Edgbaston. Additionally, he became just the third skipper and eighth Indian to reach the century mark in both Test match innings.
Shubman is only beginning his career. He will continue to set records. His greatest strength is his technique. Odisha TV quoted Tinku as saying, “Even as a child, he understood the game deeply and played with remarkable composure.”
Shubman Gill is almost ready to surpass Dravid-Kohli’s England record.
With 585 runs, Shubman now ranks third among Indian hitters with the highest Test runs in a single series against England. There are three games left in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, and he has a good chance of easily surpassing both Virat Kohli (592), who is currently trailing only Rahul Dravid (602).
The Fazilka native also has an opportunity to surpass Sir Don Bradman’s 974 runs in a single series, one of cricket’s most illustrious records. Bradman accomplished the feat in the 1930 Ashes, amassing 974 runs at an incredible average of 139.14 in just seven innings, setting a record that hasn’t been broken in 95 years.
England needed 536 more runs to win the current Edgbaston Test and take a 2-0 series lead. Harry Brook (15*) and Ollie Pope (24*) were at the crease at the end of the play on the penultimate day. In contrast, India aims to tie the series 1-1 by taking seven more wickets on the last day. Siraj scored one run in the last session the day before, while Akash Deep has already claimed a few wickets.
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