IND vs ENG: ‘Aaj lag nahi raha tha Shubman Gill out hoga’ – Ravindra Jadeja | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill struck a sensational maiden Test double-century, and stand-in pacer Akash Deep adopted it up with a fiery spell to go away England reeling at 13/2, courtesy of two wickets in two balls, on Day 2 of the second Test at Edgbaston on Thursday. Gill’s magnificent 269 fashioned the spine of India’s imposing first-innings complete of 587. In reply, England completed the day at 77/3, trailing by an enormous 510 runs.The 25-12 months-outdated Gill, main the aspect in solely his second Test as captain, shattered the document for the very best rating by an Indian batter in a Test match in England — surpassing Sunil Gavaskar’s iconic 221 at The Oval in 1979.Gill discovered strong help from all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja (89) and Washington Sundar, forging essential partnerships of 203 and 144 runs for the sixth and seventh wickets, respectively.Speaking after the day’s play, Jadeja lauded Gill’s distinctive knock and revealed how the 2 mentioned constructing a protracted stand within the center.“You didn’t see how much Shubman Gill has grown? (Laughs),” Jadeja informed reporters.“Shubman scored 269 runs. He was unlucky because aaj lag nahi raha tha ki wo out hoga [it never looked like he was going to get out today]. We were actually talking about building a long partnership,” he added.Jadeja additionally spoke about Kuldeep Yadav, who was left out of the enjoying XI at Edgbaston because the group opted for added batting depth following the loss within the opening Test at Headingley.

“Whenever Kuldeep Yadav gets an opportunity, he’ll do well — he’s a wicket-taker. I spend time with him, but whenever we go out, we never discuss cricket. A player should always focus on controlling the controllables,” Jadeja stated.When requested about England assistant coach Jeetan Patel’s feedback that the hosts nonetheless had an opportunity to win the second Test, Jadeja provided a cheeky response:“Log press conference mein kuch bhi bol dete hain [People can say anything in a press conference],” he quipped.