After a shaky start at Edgbaston, India were anchored by their captain's electrifying batting performance, as Shubman Gill hit a maiden double century to give them the advantage.
A 202-run partnership between Gill and Ravindra Jadeja in their first innings helped India establish a big score over the hosts, along with the help of opener Yashasvi Jaiswal's 87, having lost the likes of KL Rahul (2) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1) to low returns.
Shubman Gill’s combination of grit and controlled aggression in the circumstances makes this one of the most impactful captain's knocks by an Indian in recent memory at a venue where India had never previously crossed 150 for a captain.
It’s a performance that defined the second Test and effectively put India in the driving seat before England had even picked up the bat.
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