Pungni Tara bags silver medal in Asian youth weightlifting championships
The Arunachal Pradesh lifter, who will turn 17 later this month, also earned a gold for her clean and jerk performance. Vietnam's Phuong Linh Nguyen secured the overall gold with 144kg, while the Philippines' Princess Jay Ann Diaz took the bronze with 140kg.
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"I feel privileged to be here and witness that innings": Varun Aaron hails Shubman Gill's historic century in Edgbaston test
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Varun Aaron praised Indian test skipper Shubman Gill's historic century in the second innings of the 2nd test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham. At a venue where India is yet to register its maiden Test win, Gill led from the front following his memorable 269(387) in the first innings and then topped it up with a flamboyant 161(162) in his second turn to rescript the history books on the fourth day. Speaking on 'Match Centre Live', JioHotstar expert Varun Aaron said, 'I honestly feel privileged to be here and witness that innings. I can't recall him giving the English bowlers even a single chance. The way he shifted gears -- hitting sixes at will -- without slogging, just pure cricket shots, was something special. 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.' With a whopping 430 runs across both innings, Gill has the second-highest aggregate of runs in a single Test, behind England's Graham Gooch, who had an output of 456 runs after scoring 333 and 123 against India at Lord's back in 1990. Gill became the second batter to register 150-plus scores in both innings of a Test after Allan Border (150* & 153) against Pakistan in Lahore in 1980. Gill's outing is also 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 Gavaskar, to hit a double century and a century in the same Test. He has outdone ex-skipper and legendary batter Virat (243 and 50) to have the highest aggregate by an Indian captain in a Test match. Gill is the second Asian batter with 350-plus aggregate in a Test outside the subcontinent after Pakistan's Hanif Mohammad (354: 17 and 337) at Bridgetown in 1958. (ANI)
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"Privileged to be here, witness that innings": Jonathan Trott hails Shubman Gill's historic 2nd innings century in Edgbaston test
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Former England cricketer Jonathan Trott praised Indian test skipper Shubman Gill's historic century in the second innings of the 2nd test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham. At a venue where India is yet to register its maiden Test win, Gill led from the front following his memorable 269 (387) in the first innings and then topped it up with a flamboyant 161(162) in his second turn to rescript the history books on the fourth day. Speaking on 'Match Centre Live', JioHotstar expert Jonathan Trott said, 'I honestly feel privileged to be here and witness that innings. I can't recall him giving the English bowlers even a single chance. The way he shifted gears -- hitting sixes at will -- without slogging, just pure cricket shots, was something special. 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.' With a whopping 430 runs across both innings, Gill has the second-highest aggregate of runs in a single Test, behind England's Graham Gooch, who had an output of 456 runs after scoring 333 and 123 against India at Lord's back in 1990. Gill became the second batter to register 150-plus scores in both innings of a Test after Allan Border (150* & 153) against Pakistan in Lahore in 1980. Gill's outing is also 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 Gavaskar, to hit a double century and a century in the same Test. He has outdone ex-skipper and legendary batter Virat (243 and 50) to have the highest aggregate by an Indian captain in a Test match. Gill is the second Asian batter with 350-plus aggregate in a Test outside the subcontinent after Pakistan's Hanif Mohammad (354: 17 and 337) at Bridgetown in 1958. (ANI)
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Jonathan Trott Lavishes Huge Praise, Calls Gill A 'Carbon Copy' Of Kohli
Jonathan Trott praised India captain Shubman Gill's remarkable innings of 161 and 269 in the Edgbaston Test. Gill's 430 runs are the second-highest in a single Test. 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. First Published: July 06, 2025, 18:45 IST
