NEW DELHI: Pressure gripped the Indian camp when captain Shubman Gill was struck arduous on the pinnacle whereas fielding at first slip throughout Day 3 of the second Take a look at towards England at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday.The incident occurred throughout Ravindra Jadeja’s over, when Harry Brook unleashed a robust drive off considered one of his deliveries. The ball flew off the bat with tempo, giving Gill little or no time to react — and struck him on prime of the pinnacle.Gill seemed to be in ache. He confirmed his head to Rishabh Pant after which signalled for the physio.
The physio rushed out to evaluate him, supplied some remedy, and fortunately, Gill regarded higher and resumed fielding shortly after.WATCH:Earlier within the match, Gill had been filled with emotion after receiving a heartfelt message from his mother and father following his career-best 269.The 25-year-old made historical past by changing into the primary Indian captain to attain a double hundred in England, and the primary Indian batter to hit a double ton in Assessments exterior Asia since Virat Kohli’s 200 in 2016.His monumental knock not solely broke Kohli’s document of 254* for the best rating by an Indian Take a look at captain, but additionally surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s 241* as the best by an Indian batter in a Take a look at exterior Asia.After the day’s play, the BCCI shared a video by which Gill was seen listening to voice messages from his mother and father. The emotional second clearly meant loads to him.“Means loads coming from him,” Gill stated. “Rising up, I performed all of my cricket for my dad. It was due to him I began enjoying cricket. He and my finest pal, whom I practised with, are the one two individuals I care about and hearken to relating to cricket. However he additionally stated I missed my triple century.”Gill’s knock helped India submit a mammoth 587 — their highest Take a look at complete in England in 18 years.
