Manchester: India Test captain Shubman Gill stormed back among runs with a masterful hundred during the second innings of the fourth Test against England in Manchester. Gill, who had a bit of a drop in his scores, slammed yet another hundred as he equalled the world record jointly held by the likes of Don Bradman and Sunil Gavaskar.
Gill has now smashed his fourth century of the series, which is the joint most by any captain in a single Test series. In his first assignment as skipper, Gill finds himself on level with Bradman and Gavaskar.
Most centuries by captains in a single Test series:
1 – Shubman Gill: 4 vs England in England
2 – Don Bradman: 4 vs India in Australia
3 – Sunil Gavaskar: 4 vs West Indies in India
Notably, Gill has become the first captain to score four centuries on his debut Test series. He was earlier tied with five other players to have slammed three tons in their debut series. The Indian skipper now goes past Warwick Armstrong, Bradman, Greg Chappell, Virat Kohli, and Steven Smith, all of whom had three tons in their first series as Test captains.
The Indian skipper stood tall for a fight against the Three Lions at Old Trafford. Gill and KL Rahul put up 188 for the third wicket after the visitors got two down in the first over of the second innings. The two players put up a valiant effort, as they blunted the new ball first on Day 4 and then cashed in on it when it became soft at the end of the day with a masterful stand.
The conditions on Day 5 were cloudy, and the English bowlers found some movement. Ben Stokes rolled his arm over in the second over after not bowling a ball on Day 4. He was seen in pain and holding his right shoulder, but kept on bending his back as he sent in eight overs on the trot, and also removed KL Rahul with a ball that kept low as the Indian senior batter missed his ton by 10 runs.
