Ind vs Eng: Gill-Ed It! Shubman’s 269 A Masterclass in Patience, Discipline and Punjabi Grit | Cricket news

Timesofindia.com in Birmingham: “I felt that I could have, now looking at it … The kind of shooting I played, I felt that I could have beat a little more,” said Shubman Gill on the eve of the second test when asked the lessons of Leeds’ defeat. Even after having marked a 147 flow on the beginnings of the test captain, the right -hander carried the feeling of dissatisfaction. He wanted more. He always wanted more.Even as a young man who slips him into the U-16 age group circuit in Punjab, Gill was removed by his father Lakhwinder Singh for not having converted a hundred by fat. Even a double was not celebrated at home because the gills estimated that the triple was there for the catch. This feeling of never being satisfied has always been there, since its preparation for possible outings in the middle. Even after the hundred against England in Vizag last year, the young person was worried to face his father who would surely have given him a ear to go out while playing an inverted sweep.It was therefore quite natural that its concentration and application were 200% when he took care on the 2nd day of the Edgbaston test with Ravirand Jadeja on the other side. With the pitch playing no tips, all that Gill had to do was beating normally and staying there. There were far too many traps – for the accused reader, the bumper – posed by Ben Stokes, but the 25 -year -old was ready with clever answers.

The model of standing outside the fold of Chris Woakes continued and he used the depth of the fold while facing Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue and Stokes. A confident stride at the same time, he exceeded 150, crossed 200 after 200, broke 250 and was looking for a triple before breaking his bread and his butter – the brand traction – to Ollie Pope in the ring. Before this plan, he exercised a lot of control in what was a flawless 269 round.There were no wild celebrations when it crossed 150 and 250 as a simple increase in the bat was followed, but the emotions clearly took care of it when it exceeded the mark of 200 points. It was the first time that he climbed the MT 200 in the Indian whites and two punches in the air later, the helmet came off, the weapons rose to celebrate before going on knees to swing the helmet once again. It was almost as if he had forgotten his signature arc, but he did not do it, and recognized the applause of what was a great blow.

The conditions were ideal for beating and Gill assured that there was no concentration time this time. He concentrated hard, glued to his strength and became the first Indian striker to mark 250+ outside the subcontinent. He also put an end to the long wait of a double hundred by an Indian striker in England and exceeded the record of Sunil Gavaskar, 50, of the highest score (221) by an Indian striker here.

The way he struck, the individual Virender Sehwag of 309 and even the 319 was very visible. The hand without a field went to the cruise control and he now harvested rewards for the discipline shown on the opening day and the second morning of the test. The bat was close to the pavement, the leg game remained assured and its defense before remained solid. England’s quisors worked hard but could not violate his defense, had trouble flirting with his edges and could not cause a false blow.It was a blow that would have given Gill and Batter Gill a lot of satisfaction, and he now hoped that the feeling remains mutual when Gill Sr sounds at the end of the day. However, there could be a feeling of disappointment. Not because he failed a triple one hundred but because of the shot that ended his marathon. A shot that the gills had mastered by spending hours on cemented tracks.Regarding Gill, the 25 -year -old will remember for a very long time, because it has surely helped him walk on the conversation “I want to be the best striker in the series”.