India vs England 2nd Test: ‘Opening was not his place’ – Sourav Ganguly lauds Shubman Gill’s file-breaking double ton | Cricket News

India’s captain Shubman Gill celebrates after scoring a double century. (AP/PTI)

NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly hailed Shubman Gill‘s majestic 269 within the second Test in opposition to England as “an absolute masterclass,” whereas suggesting that Gill has lastly discovered his best place at No.4 within the Test batting order.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Ganguly took to X to reward the younger skipper, writing: “An absolute masterclass from Gill… just flawless. One of the best innings I have seen in England in any era. So much improvement in the last few months. Probably opening was not his place in Test cricket.”

Gill, who started his profession as an opener, stepped into the pivotal No.4 slot beforehand held by icons Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar – and made it his personal. His file-breaking double century on Thursday helped India submit a mammoth 587 all out, earlier than the bowlers decreased England to 77 for 3 at stumps on Day 2, giving the guests a commanding 510-run lead.“This is the result of work I put in before the series,” Gill mentioned after the day’s play. “I’m glad it’s paying off.”The 25-12 months-previous turned the primary Indian and Asian captain to attain a double hundred in a Test in England. He additionally surpassed Kohli’s 254* as the best rating by an Indian Test captain, and Tendulkar’s 241* as the best by an Indian exterior Asia. His knock additionally eclipsed Sunil Gavaskar’s 221 at The Oval as India’s prime Test rating in England.

India misplaced the sequence opener at Headingley regardless of Gill’s 147, however with his masterclass in Birmingham, they’re now in pole place to stage the sequence.As Ganguly put it, “A Test to win for India.”