Shubman Gill breaks new ground with historic win at Edgbaston, surpasses feats of Virat Kohli and Imran Khan
GH News July 07, 2025 12:06 PM

New Delhi: Shubman Gill helped India roar back into the five-match series as India blanketed England by 336 runs in the third test of the series to draw it at 1-1. Shubman led the charge with the bat with a brilliant 269 which anchored the first innings of India who racked up an incredible 587 runs. Then the bowlers came into the scene Mohammed Siraj took six and Akash Deep added four to bowl out England to 407 runs. During the second innings Shubman was impressive again as he made another stylish 161 runs and created the platform of a lop-sided win.
India declared on a massive second innings total of 427 with useful contributions by Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja after setting England a huge target of 608. The team captained by Ben Stokes did not seem to be in control in the pursuit game and later lost in a devastating 336-run loss.
Akash Deep who came so close to taking a five-fer in the first innings also redeemed himself by taking a brilliant six-wicket haul in the second innings to become a maiden 10-wicket match haul. His partners were Siraj Ravindra Jadeja Washington Sundar and Prasidh Krishna who took each a wicket.
Shubman Gill creates history
Shubman Gill wrote his name in history books when he accomplished the task that not even some of the greatest captains of the Asian continent Virat Kohli Kapil Dev and Imran Khan could achieve- leading his team to victory in a Test match at Edgbaston.
Edgbaston has always been a fortified arena that England has managed to defend against Asian teams and the young brigade led by Shubman Gill has broken into that stronghold with bang style wrapping up an epic and unforgettable win.
The captain led by his personal example as he almost reached a triple-century in the first innings and followed it up with a fine century in the second with eclectic consistency and perseverance.
The series will now move to the historic Lord where the third Test will be played between July 10 and 14. India is declared to get a of the return of Jasprit Bumrah who was rested in the second Test in the light of workload management. As Bumrah returns Prasidh Krishna looks the most likely to be replaced and the rest of the playing XI should be kept unchanged.