Ravi Shastri Applauds Shubman Gill's Tactical Adjustments After Edgbaston Ton

Indian captain Shubman Gill went through a lot of criticism and trolling before the start of the second test at Edgbaston for his statements in the press conference. Not only this, but hours before the start of the test, social media and experts had trolled team management for going with a defensive playing XI, dropping the main bowler of their team, Jasprit Bumrah, and Kuldeep Yadav against England.

In the second test on the first day, India seemed to be in trouble when they lost wickets at regular intervals in the form of KL Rahul (2), Karun Nair (31), Rishabh Pant (25), and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1), who got out cheaply and failed to perform in those conditions. The young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal stood like a wall for India, going on to score 87 runs before he got dismissed on a cut shot, but captain Gill made his way and led the team from the front, scoring his second century on the England tour and remaining not out on the first day of the second test.

The 25-year-old has become only the fourth Indian captain to record centuries in consecutive matches in his captaincy debut after Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar, and Virat Kohli. Not only this, Gill has also become the fifth Indian to score a century at Edgbaston after Sachin Tendulkar, Kohli, Pant, and Ravindra Jadeja.

Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri praised Gill for making adjustments in the game for the series after he started his captaincy tenure with an incredible knock of 147 runs in the first innings at Headingley last week.

He said,

"Gill's performance was superb. It was disciplined; he looked solid and looked fantastic. He has worked hard on his defense. When he last came to England, he played with hard hands and pushed at the ball, but now, the top hand is in control. He allows the ball to come to him, trusts in his defense, and has all the shots in the book when he goes on the attack."

Further, he said,

"Shubman Gill said he'd have bowled, but I think this is the way India can beat England—if they score 450. India should've won the first Test match if they held their chances. India is doing what they need to do to win this game. England bowled well enough to get two or three more wickets, but the rub of the green with the umpire's call has gone the way of India. This is a flat wicket, and there's not a lot there for the seamers or spinners, and England should score a lot here if it doesn't crack."

Gill remained not out on 114 runs off 216 balls, smashing 12 fours, and the all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is supporting him, on the other hand, scoring 41 runs off 67 balls, smashing five fours. Currently India stands at the score of 310 runs with the loss of 5 wickets.