US EditionSachin Tendulkar Credits Shubman Gill For India's First-Ever Test Win At Edgbaston
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, JUL 6 – India won their first Test at Edgbaston by 336 runs, with captain Shubman Gill scoring 430 runs and Akash Deep taking 10 wickets to level the series 1-1.
- India, led by Shubman Gill, won the second Test against England at Edgbaston by 336 runs on Sunday, marking their first win at the venue.
- Gill replaced retired Rohit Sharma as captain and broke Sunil Gavaskar's record as the youngest Indian to win a Test abroad, after concerns over his overseas form.
- Gill scored 269 runs and totaled 585 runs in the series, while Akash Deep took 10 wickets including dismissing Joe Root with what Tendulkar called the 'ball of the series'.
- Sachin Tendulkar praised India's strategy to force England to play differently and highlighted the bowlers' disciplined length, while Virat Kohli and Sourav Ganguly lauded the leadership and bowling attack.
- This victory leveled the five-match series 1-1 and established Gill as a confident leader, suggesting India's growing strength in overseas conditions and promising future success.
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