Scary scene! Shubman Gill takes nasty blow to the head, Rishabh Pant’s reaction goes viral – WATCH | Cricket News – Times of India

During the second Test towards England, Indian captain Shubman Gill was struck on the head whereas fielding, inflicting quick concern. Fortunately, after remedy, he resumed taking part in. This incident adopted Gill’s emotional excessive after receiving messages from his mother and father, celebrating his report-breaking double century, marking a big milestone in his profession and India’s Test historical past in England.

NEW DELHI: Tension gripped the Indian camp when captain Shubman Gill was struck arduous on the head whereas fielding at first slip throughout Day 3 of the second Test towards England at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday.The incident occurred throughout Ravindra Jadeja’s over, when Harry Brook unleashed a robust drive off one of his deliveries. The ball flew off the bat with tempo, giving Gill little or no time to react — and struck him on prime 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, supplied some remedy, and fortunately, Gill regarded higher and resumed fielding shortly after.WATCH:Earlier in the match, Gill had been full of emotion after receiving a heartfelt message from his mother and father following his profession-finest 269.The 25-yr-outdated made historical past by turning into the first Indian captain to rating a double hundred in England, and the first Indian batter to hit a double ton in Tests exterior Asia since Virat Kohli’s 200 in 2016.His monumental knock not solely broke Kohli’s report 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 exterior Asia.After the day’s play, the BCCI shared a video wherein Gill was seen listening to voice messages from his mother and father. The emotional second clearly meant so much to him.“Means a lot coming from him,” Gill mentioned. “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 publish a mammoth 587 — their highest Test complete in England in 18 years.