Shubman Gill, Long The Prince, Finally Ascends As King With A Historic 269: 10 Records That Etched His Name In History At Birmingham

On a golden summer afternoon at Edgbaston, amidst the buzz of Test cricket’s finest stage, Shubman Gill, India’s newly appointed captain, modern maestro, and long-hailed heir to greatness finally fulfilled prophecy. With elegance in every drive and steel in every stride, Gill produced a sublime innings of 269 off 387 balls, rewriting record books, silencing doubters, and leaving an indelible mark on Test cricket. Though he fell just short of a triple century, this was an innings carved in gold as India’s highest ever in England and Overseas too. It was one of the finest ever played by a visiting captain on English soil. As he was dismissed by Josh Tongue the score read 574/8. Gill's inning has solidfied India's position in this test