Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubhman Gill
Yashasvi Jaiswal-Shubman Gill: The second test match is being played between India and England. In this match, star batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a double century and Shubman Gill scored an excellent century for the Indian team. Due to the explosive batting of these two players, Team India was successful in giving the target of 399 runs to England. Jaiswal-Gil have done a big miracle after 1964.
Gil-Jaiswal did wonders
Batting first, the Indian team scored 396 runs in the first innings against England. In this innings, Yashasvi Jaiswal presented a brilliant example of batting. He hit strokes all over the field. Jaiswal scored 209 runs. This is his first double century in his Test career. After this, Shubman Gill scored an excellent century in India’s second innings. He was out after scoring 104 runs.
This happened after 1964
This is the first opportunity for the Indian team since 1964. When players under 25 years of age have scored a double century and a century in the same test match. Shubhman Gill is currently 24 years 149 days old. Whereas Yashasvi Jaiswal’s age is 22 years 38 days. Before Yashasvi and Gill, in 1964, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Buddhi Kunderan had scored a double century and a century in a Test match against England. Then MK Pataudi had scored 203 runs and Kundran had scored 100 runs. At that time both those players were less than 25 years of age.
India gave England a target of 399 runs
Apart from Shubman Gill, no player could perform well in the second innings against India. Gill scored 104 runs. Axar Patel was the second highest run scorer after Gill. He contributed 44 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin was out as the last wicket. He scored 29 runs. In the second innings the Indian team could score only 255 runs. Team India already had a lead of 143 runs. In this way England got a target of 399 runs to win.
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