Jonathan Trott Lavishes Huge Praise, Calls Gill A 'Carbon Copy' Of Kohli
Former England batter Jonathan Trott was amazed by India captain Shubman Gill's remarkable innings of 161 in the second innings of the second Test against England at Edgbaston.
Former England batter Jonathan Trott feels privileged to have witnessed current India captain Shubman Gill's remarkable double hundred and the second innings century in the Edgbaston Test, which had glimpses of another genius, Virat Kohli.
Gill scored 269 and 161 in both Indian innings, making him the player with the second-highest individual aggregate of runs in a single Test (430), behind former England skipper Graham Gooch.
'Today, he showed how complete a batter he is. It reminded me of the previous Indian number four — almost a carbon copy of that genius. I don't think he could've dreamed of a better start to his first two Tests on this tour. Sure, he'd have liked to win at Headingley, but now he's hopefully set up a fantastic victory here tomorrow," Trott told JioHotstar.
Former India pacer Varun Aaron also praised the visiting captain, highlighting Gill's hard work for the England tour.
'Shubman just can't seem to put a foot wrong, and I hope this form continues for as long as possible. But it hasn't happened by chance. He's put in a lot of hard work — even during the IPL — to improve as a red-ball player. He's tweaked his tactics, changed his technique a bit, and you can see the results. When someone as talented as Shubman Gill puts in the hard yards, he steps into that 'legend' territory," Aaron said.
Shubman Gill amassed an impressive 430 runs across both innings, marking the second-highest total in a single Test, trailing only England's Graham Gooch who scored 456 runs (333 and 123) against India at Lord's in 1990. Gill became the second player to achieve 150-plus scores in both innings of a Test, following Allan Border (150* and 153) against Pakistan in Lahore in 1980. His performance also marked the first instance of a 250-plus and 150-plus score in a Test by a batter.
The 25-year-old is only the second Indian, after Sunil Gavaskar, to record a double century and a century in the same Test. He surpassed former captain and legendary batter Virat Kohli (243 and 50) to achieve the highest aggregate by an Indian captain in a Test match. Gill is also the second Asian batter to score a 350-plus aggregate in a Test outside the subcontinent, following Pakistan's Hanif Mohammad (354: 17 and 337) at Bridgetown in 1958.
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July 06, 2025, 18:45 IST
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