ENG vs IND 2025: ‘Just getting started’ – Shubman Gill’s childhood coach reacts to Edgbaston heroics

Indian Test captain Shubman Gill’s childhood coach, Sukhwinder Tinku, is not surprised by the batter’s outstanding performances during the England tour. The 25-year-old has taken the cricketing world by storm, scoring two centuries and a double hundred in just his first two matches as captain.

Tinku praised Gill’s composure and understanding of the game while highlighting his greatest strength. Gill recently broke Sunil Gavaskar’s long-standing record for the most runs by an Indian in a single Test match. Gavaskar had scored 344 runs against the West Indies in 1971, a record that now stands second to Gill’s astonishing 430 runs at Edgbaston. He also became only the eighth Indian and the third captain to score centuries in both innings of a Test match.

“Shubman is just getting started. He’ll make more records. His technique is his greatest strength. Even as a youngster, he understood the game deeply and played with remarkable composure,” Tinku was quoted as saying by Odisha TV.

Gill on the brink of breaking Dravid-Kohli’s England record

Gill is now third on the list of Indian batters with the most Test runs in a single series England, having scored 585 runs. He trails only Rahul Dravid (602) and Virat Kohli (592), with three matches remaining in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, giving him a strong chance to comfortably surpass both.

The Fazilka-born also has a chance to break one of cricket’s most legendary records, Sir Don Bradman’s 974 runs in a single series. Bradman achieved the feat during the 1930 Ashes, scoring 974 runs in just seven innings at an astonishing average of 139.14, a record that has remained untouched for 95 years.

In the ongoing Edgbaston Test, England needed 536 more runs to win and take a 2-0 lead in the series. At the end of the day’s play on the penultimate day, Harry Brook (15*) and Ollie Pope (24*) were at the crease. India, on the other hand, seek seven more wickets on the final day to level the series 1-1. Akash Deep has picked up a couple of wickets so far, while Siraj struck once in the final session the previous day.