New Delhi: Shubman Gill missed out on a historic triple century, but his epic double century put India in a strong position in the Edgbaston Test vs England. Gill looked set to become only the third Indian after Virender Sehwag and Karun Nair to score a triple ton in Test, but fell 31 runs short of the landmark figure.

After playing a largely untroubled innings, Gill was undone by a tired shot as he pulled a short ball from Josh Tongue straight to square leg. Disappointed with the stroke, Gill dragged himself off the field, but to a great round of applause from his rivals, teammates and fans.

Courtesy of his marathon knock and half-centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal (87) and Ravindra Jadeja (89), India posted a mammoth 587 in the first innings after batting for almost two days at Edgbaston.

During the course of his epic........

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