'Very Pleased To See...': Sachin Tendulkar Lauds Shubman Gill-Ravindra Jadeja
Sachin Tendulkar praised Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja for their 203-run partnership, rescuing India in the second Test against England.
Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday praised the massive effort from Test skipper Shubman Gill and veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, after they built a 203-run partnership for the sixth wicket to pull India out of serious trouble and take them past the crucial 200-run mark.
Gill crossed 150 for the first time in his career while Jadeja made a fine 89, pushing India to 419/6 at lunch on day two of the second Test against England in Edgbaston.
Gill eventually went past the 200-run mark in the second session, breaking a plethora of records en route to his highest Test score.
'Very pleased to see the intent and commitment shown by @ShubmanGill and @imjadeja today. Well played," Tendulkar tweeted on Thursday evening.
Very pleased to see the intent and commitment shown by @ShubmanGill and @imjadeja today. Well played! pic.twitter.com/e1XK6NfFzG — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 3, 2025
The England pacers were not able to extract much from the surface as Gill (168 batting off 288 balls) and Jadeja (89 off 137) made the most of the ideal batting conditions with a 203-run partnership off 279 deliveries.
The Gill-led side would aim to press home the advantage in the second session and not allow England to bounce back into the contest like they did in Leeds.
With no help from the pitch, England had resorted to the short ball plan against Gill and Jadeja, but that did not work for a major part of the morning session.
Amid bright sunshine at Edgbaston, Jadeja resumed his innings with a crisp back-foot punch through the cover and a cut off Ben Stokes.
Gill got his first boundary of the day through the third man region before cover driving Chris Woakes.
Meanwhile, Gill became the first Indian and Asian captain to score a double hundred in a Test in England when he reached the milestone on the second day of the second game.
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July 03, 2025, 19:57 IST
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