Hard work pays off for India captain Gill with double century against England

Birmingham, United Kingdom: India captain Shubman Gill said work he d done in the build up to the tour of England was paying dividends after a record...

Birmingham, United Kingdom: India captain Shubman Gill said work he'd done in the build-up to the tour of England was paying dividends after a record-breaking double century helped his side into a commanding position in the second Test on Thursday.

Gill's majestic 269 was the foundation of India's first-innings 587 at Edgbaston.

And before stumps on the second day they had reduced England to 77-3, a huge deficit of 510 runs.

That actually represented a recovery after Akash Deep, only playing after India rested Jasprit Bumrah, the world's top-ranked Test bowler, reduced England to 13-2 with two wickets in consecutive deliveries.

The 25-year-old Gill, in just his second Test as skipper, broke India records previously held by batting greats Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar.