NEW DELHI: Tension gripped the Indian camp when captain Shubman Gill was struck exhausting on the head whereas fielding at first slip throughout Day 3 of the second Test in opposition to England at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday.The incident occurred throughout Ravindra Jadeja’s over, when Harry Brook unleashed a robust drive off one in every of his deliveries. The ball flew off the bat with tempo, giving Gill little or no time to react — and struck him on high of the head.Gill appeared to be in ache. He confirmed his head to Rishabh Pant after which signalled for the physio.
The physio rushed out to assess him, offered some remedy, and fortunately, Gill seemed higher and resumed fielding shortly after.WATCH:Earlier in the match, Gill had been stuffed with emotion after receiving a heartfelt message from his dad and mom following his career-best 269.The 25-year-old made historical past by changing into the first Indian captain to rating a double hundred in England, and the first Indian batter to hit a double ton in Tests outdoors Asia since Virat Kohli’s 200 in 2016.His monumental knock not solely broke Kohli’s file of 254* for the highest rating by an Indian Test captain, but additionally surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s 241* as the highest by an Indian batter in a Test outdoors Asia.After the day’s play, the BCCI shared a video through which Gill was seen listening to voice messages from his dad and mom. The emotional second clearly meant rather a lot to him.“Means a lot coming from him,” Gill stated. “Growing up, I played all of my cricket for my dad. It was because of him I started playing cricket. He and my best friend, whom I practised with, are the only two people I care about and listen to when it comes to cricket. But he also said I missed my triple century.”Gill’s knock helped India submit a mammoth 587 — their highest Test complete in England in 18 years.
