IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Virat Kohli writes special message for 'star boy' Shubman Gill
India's star batter
Shubman Gill
has received a special nod of appreciation from none other than
Virat Kohli
after his record-breaking exploits in the ongoing Test against England at Edgbaston.
Kohli
took to Instagram to share a picture of Gill with a heartfelt caption:
'Well played star boy. Rewriting history. Onwards and upwards from here. You deserve all of this.'
Virat Kohli insta story
Gill has been unstoppable in this Test match, backing up his monumental 269 in the first innings with a fluent 161* in the second. This incredible effort has seen him break
Sunil Gavaskar
's long-standing 54-year-old record for the highest match aggregate by an Indian in Tests. His twin centuries have also put him in elite company alongside
Rahul Dravid
and
Sachin Tendulkar
as only the third Asian batter to score 300-plus runs in a single Test in SENA countries.
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Most runs for India in a men's Test match:
430* - Shubman Gill vs ENG, 2025
344 - Sunil Gavaskar vs WI, 1971
340 - VVS Laxman vs AUS, 2001
330 - Sourav Ganguly vs Pak,2007
319 - Virender Sehwag vs SA, 2008
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Highest Test match aggregates for a batter
456 - Graham Gooch (ENG) vs IND, Lord's, 1990
430 - Shubman Gill (IND) vs ENG, Edgbaston, 2025
426 - Mark Taylor (AUS) vs PaK, Peshawar, 1998
424 - Kumar Sangakkara (SL) vs BAN, Chattogram, 2014
400 - Brian Lara (WI) vs ENG, St John's, 2004
India declared their second innings at 427 for 6, setting England a mammoth target of 608 to chase. With the pitch showing signs of wear and a fired-up bowling attack ready, India will look to wrap up a memorable Test win and cap off a record-breaking match for their new batting star.
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here.
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