Gill piles on the runs vs England in second Test

India captain Shubman Gill posted his highest Test score of 168 not out as he continued to lead from the front against England at Edgbaston on Thursday.

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India were 419-6 at lunch on the second day of the second Test, with Gill and Ravindra Jadeja (89) sharing a fifth-wicket stand of 203.

For the second match in a row the 25-year-old Gill had bettered his Test-best score after making 147 in last week's five-wicket loss at Headingley, where England went 1-0 up in a five-match series

India scored 109 runs in the session's 25 overs and almost got through without losing a wicket.

But 10 minutes before the interval, Jadeja fell in sight of a fifth Test hundred when he gloved a short ball from fast bowler Josh Tongue to wicket-keeper Jamie Smith. The all-rounder faced 137 balls, including 10 fours and a six.