Ind vs engine: ‘aaj lag nahi raha tha shubman gill out hoga’ – Ravi will delight Jadeja | Cricket news
New Delhi: The captain of India Shubman Gill struck a first century double century, and the Akash Deep stand-in stimulator followed with a fiery spell to leave England in shock at 13/2, gracked two counters in two balls, day 2 of the second test in Edgbaston on Thursday. The magnificent 269 of Gill formed the backbone of the taxation of India in total of 587. In response, England ended the day at 77/3, dragging with 510 points.The 25 -year -old Gill, leading the team in his second test as a captain, broke the highest score record by an Indian striker in a test match in England – exceeding the emblematic 221 of Sunil Gavaskar at the Oval in 1979.Gill found the solid support of the versatile Ravira Jadeja (89) and Washington Sundar, forging crucial partnerships of 203 and 144 points for the sixth and seventh counters, respectively.Speaking after the game of the day, Jadeja praised Gill’s exceptional blow and revealed how the two discussed the construction of a long stand in the middle.“You have not seen how much Shubman Gill grew up? (Laughs),” Jadeja told journalists.“Shubman scored 269 points. [it never looked like he was going to get out today]. We were actually talking about building a long partnership, “he added.Jadeja also talked about Kuldeep Yadav, which was excluded from the XI to play Edgbaston while the team opted for an additional thread depth after the loss of the opening test in Headingley.
“Whenever Kuldeep Yadav gets an opportunity, he will do well – he is a buyer. I spend time with him, but each time we go out, we never discuss cricket. A player should always focus on control of controls,” said Jadeja.Asked about the comments of the assistant coach of England, Jeetan Patel, according to which the hosts still had the chance to win the second test, Jadeja offered a cheeky response:“Press conference in newspaper Mein Kuch Bhi Bol Dete Hain [People can say anything in a press conference]”, Joked.
