Gill, who went for a first-ball duck in the first innings, struck an unbeaten 204 off 250 balls. His classy innings was laced with 19 boundaries and 2 sixes.
Shubman Gill file image. (Photo: Twitter/@ICC)
Right-handed batsman Shubman Gill, who failed to make a cut in the India squad touring the West Indies, has become the youngest to score a first-class double century for an Indian representative team.
On Thursday, Gill — aged 19 years 334 days — scored a brilliant double century against West Indies A in the third unofficial Test at Brian Lara Stadium, breaking the previous record held by Gautam Gambhir, who had scored a double-century for India’s Board President XI’s team against Zimbabweans in 2002.
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Notably, Gambhir was 20 years and 124 days old when he had become the youngest Indian cricketer to score a double century in first-class cricket. The southpaw had scored 218 runs, including 39 boundaries.
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Gill, who went for a first-ball duck in the first innings, struck an unbeaten 204 off 250 balls. His classy innings was laced with 19 boundaries and 2 sixes. Meanwhile, skipper Hanuma Vihari came up with an important knock of 118 not out as they led a remarkable comeback after India A were in deep trouble having suffered a top-order collapse.
When Hanuma stepped in to bat, India A were 50 for 4 but the captain along with Gill added massive 315 runs before declaring the innings.
India A set a target of 373 for West Indies A. At the end of day three, the hosts were 37 for no loss and they need 336 more to win the match.
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