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Shubman Gill breaks Gautam Gambhir's record
Last updated on Aug 09, 2019, 02:28 pm
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India's young rookie batsman Shubman Gill created history on Thursday when he became the youngest Indian to score a First-Class double century.
He attained the feat during India A's unofficial four-day Test against Windies A in Trinidad and Tobago.
He was also involved in a massive 315-run stand along with Hanuma Vihari, as India were in driver's seat.
Here's more on it.
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Record broken
Gill breaks Gautam Gambhir's record
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Gill aged 19 years 334 days, smashed a 250-ball 204.
As a result, he went past Gautam Gambhir's record, who then held the record of youngest Indian to score a double ton.
Gambhir had scored 218 at the age of 20 years against Zimbabwe in a tour game in 2002, playing for India Board President's XI.
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Bounce back
Gill bounces back from first innings duck
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In the opening innings of the match, Gill could not live up to his expectations as he was dismissed for a duck.
However, he bounced back in the second innings, as his unbeaten knock of 204 included 19 fours and a couple of sixes.
Meanwhile, Vihari, who had struck a half-century in the opening innings, continued his good run, scoring an unbeaten 118.
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Math report
How did the match pan out?
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Being asked to bat, India were bundled for an average total of 201, while in reply, the Windies too were bowled out for a paltry total of 194.
Despite India struggling at 23/3 in the second innings, the pair of Gill and Vihari took charge of the innings and declared at 365/4.
Currently, the Windies need 336 runs to win.
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What's next?
Gill aims to draw attention of Indian selectors
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It must be noted that Gill's knock has come just days after he failed to make the cut to the Indian side for the Windies tour.
This knock is a strong indication that he is eyeing a spot in the Indian side and is trying to draw the selectors' attention.
Meanwhile, Gill also had a sound IPL 2019 season with the KKR.