Shubhaman Gill: Team India won the match, while this player won Tendulkar's heart and stole the show..

Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday (July 6) gave special congratulations to Shubman Gill for India's first Test win under his captaincy. Under Gill's captaincy, India won the second Test by defeating England by 336 runs. Gill scored 269 runs off 387 balls in the first innings and 161 runs off 162 balls in the second innings. Akashdeep won Sachin's heart in this match.

In his tweet, Sachin also praised Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, and Ravindra Jadeja apart from Gill and gave special congratulations to Mohammad Siraj for the brilliant catch to dismiss Josh Tongue. He wrote, "Congratulations, Shubman Gill, for giving India a great Test win! Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, and Ravindra Jadeja played very well, especially in the second innings." Tendulkar further wrote, "The length at which the bowlers bowled impressed me the most. Needless to say, Akash Deep was the most outstanding bowler, and in my opinion, he bowled the best ball of the series to Joe Root. The catch taken by Mohammad 'Jonty' Siraj was amazing.

For India, Mohammad Siraj dismissed six English batsmen for 70 runs in the first innings, and Akash Deep took six wickets for 99 runs in the second innings. The 27-year-old fast bowler from Bihar took 4 wickets for 88 runs in the first innings. Akash's 10 wickets for 187 runs in Birmingham is the best performance by an Indian bowler in England.

India's win over England in Birmingham on Sunday helped Gill break Sunil Gavaskar's record, becoming the youngest Indian captain to win an overseas Test. Gill is 25 years and 301 days old, while Gavaskar was 26 years and 202 days old when he won the ODI series against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland in 1976. He won his first Test as captain of India against.

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