IND vs Eng: incredible! Shubman Gill does what every Pakistan captain has failed to do in England. Cricket news

New Delhi: Shubman Gill scored his name in history books by becoming the first Indian – and the first Asian – captain and scored in a dual century in a Test match in England. The milestone came on 2 days of the second Test in Edgbaston on Thursday.The previous best 193 by an Asian captain in England was 193, scored in 2011 by Tilakaratne Dilshan of Sri Lanka.Gill, who scored 147 runs at the beginning of his captaincy in Leeds, reached a double century in Test cricket with a single – Josh pulls the tongue deeply to the right leg. He got 311 delivery to reach there.With this feat, Gill joined an aristocratic group of Indian captains who recorded hundreds of twice in tests – a club including Mac Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. Kohli remains a record-holder over seven dual centuries as a skipper.

Before Gill’s knock, the highest score by an Indian captain in the Army (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries was 192 by Mohammad Azharuddin in 1990 against New Zealand in 1990. In 1990, Azhar’s 179, in 1990, stood as the highest score by an Indian Captain in England.

Gill’s landmark innings was placed with 21 borders and two giant sixes, outlining its control and nature on a surface that used to present very little to the bowlers. With this knock, he became only the third Indian to register a test double hundred in England after Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid.