Gill\u2019s innings is a continuation of his outstanding form in the series. Having taken over as India\u2019s Test captain following Rohit Sharma\u2019s retirement from the format, the 25-year-old has embraced the responsibility with composure and class.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After beginning the series with a brilliant 147 at Headingley\u2014though India fell short in that match\u2014Gill has followed it up with another commanding performance. His century at Edgbaston made him only the fifth Indian batter to score a Test hundred at the venue, joining the elite company of Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Sachin Tendulkar, and Ravindra Jadeja.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In doing so, Gill also became just the second Indian captain to register a 150-plus score in a Test in England, after Mohammad Azharuddin\u2019s 179 at Manchester in 1990. The list of highest individual Test scores by Indian captains in England now sees Gill in second place with his 168*, behind Azharuddin\u2019s effort.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The innings also means Gill now holds the record for the highest individual Test score by an Indian captain at Edgbaston, and the highest score by any Indian batter at the ground.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In doing so, Gill also became just the second Indian captain to register a 150-plus score in a Test in England, after Mohammad Azharuddin\u2019s 179 at Manchester in 1990. The list of highest individual Test scores by Indian captains in England now sees Gill in second place with his 168*, behind Azharuddin\u2019s effort.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian skipper ensured his side went past 400 while sharing a mammoth 203-run partnership with Jadeja for the sixth wicket. Though Jadeja fell at the stroke of lunch, Gill and Washington Sundar (one not out) will be aiming to reach at least 500, especially with rain forecasted on days four and five.<\/p>\r\n\r\n