Prince Gill joins elite with 430-run haul at Edgbaston

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Cricket - Second Test - England v India - Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, Britain - July 5, 2025 Indias Shubman Gill acknowledges the crowd as he walks after losing his wicket for 161 runs Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

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BIRMINGHAM, England - Shubman Gill joined elite company when he followed up his captains knock of 269 in the first innings with 161 in the second as England struggled to find a chink in the armour of the man nicknamed The Prince at Edgbaston on Saturday.

As India piled on the runs to set the hosts a mammoth target of 608, Gill became only the fifth man to score 400 runs in a test, joining an illustrious list including Englands Graham Gooch, Australian Mark Taylor, Sri Lankas Kumar Sangakkara and West Indian Brian Lara.

Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad took 604 test wickets but struggled to find a weakness in Gills batting.

As a bowler, Ill be looking for technical things so I could expose him, but hes not shown any obvious signs of dismissal and hes played stylishly, Broad told Sky Sports.

Hes played with huge responsibility, under big pressure. Its breathtaking and deserves all the applause he is going to get.

India have never won a test match at Edgbaston but the venue will go down in history as the first ground where they registered more than 1,000 runs in a test match (1,011).

In his second match as