“All hail the new King” – Twitter erupts as Shubman Gill becomes first India captain to hit double ton in England

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Shubman Gill Hits Double Ton

India National Cricket Team Test captain Shubman Gill played a knock for the ages in the second Test of the five-match series against the England National Cricket Team.

Shubman Gill slammed an iconic double century in the match against the Three Lions at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Thursday, July 3.

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Shubman Gill hits a double century on Day 2

Since taking over the leadership of the Indian Test team, Gill has looked like a completely different batter and has played with a lot more maturity.

The right-handed batsman hit a century in his debut innings as Test captain at Headingley in Leeds and carried forward his good form in the second match.

He looked calm and composed in the middle on Day 1 and batted patiently. Gill took his time to get his eyes set and completed his fifty off 125 balls, his slowest ever. He then completed his century off 199 balls and finished the day with an unbeaten 114 runs.

The right-handed batsman started off Day 2 with a lot of confidence and looked determined to score a daddy hundred. He reached the 150-run mark in 263 balls and then set his eyes on a double ton.

After grinding hard in the middle, Gill finally completed his double century on the first ball of the 122nd over, which was bowled by Josh Tongue.

He pulled a delivery from Josh Tongue towards fine leg for a single to reach the milestone and celebrated aggressively, before doing his trademark gesture.

Shubman Gill becomes the first Indian captain to score a double hundred in England

Gill’s performance at Edgbaston in Birmingham has helped him become the first Indian captain to score a double hundred in England and overall just the third batter after Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid.

He also has the highest score for an Indian captain in England Tests and is only the second Indian captain to score a double ton away from home after Virat Kohli, who had achieved the feat in 2016.

Gill is the sixth Indian batter to register a Test double ton as captain after Pataudi Jr., Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli.

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