Shubman Gill scored record 269 runs after IPL preparations:

Delhi: Team India’s new Test captain Shubman Gill played a historic innings of 269 runs in the second Test match being played against England at Edgbaston. During this innings, he faced 387 balls and hit 30 fours and 3 sixes. India achieved a strong position with this brilliant innings of Gill and he also broke many big records in world cricket. After the second day’s play ended, Gill also shared the secret of this success.

Preparations started during IPL itself

In the conversation after the match, Shubman Gill told that he started preparing for the tour of England during the last weeks of IPL 2025. He said that he was constantly working hard on some technical things, whose effect is now visible in the Test series. Gill said that after three innings, he is feeling that the preparation is getting the right benefit.

Reaction also given about catch in slip

Gill also spoke about catching a brilliant catch of Ben Docket in the slip. He told that recently he did not practice much of slip fielding because he was focusing more on his batting. But, he knows that fielding also plays an important role in winning the match. In the last match, the team left some catches, which affected the result.

Separate mental preparation for Test cricket

Shubman further said that it is not easy to change Test cricket with T20. Therefore, he had already started preparing himself mentally and physically. He said that it was easy to score runs in the leads, but the batting on Edgbaston’s pitch was challenging. He had decided that he would not give his wickets easily and will stay till the end.

This innings of Gill was not only big in terms of score, but also showed a glimpse of hard work, strategy and passion in it. This innings once again proved that he is fully prepared for the captaincy of the Indian Test team.

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