After reminding Shubman Gill of India's not-so-proud history at Edgbaston and Birmingham, which led to his public trolling, BBC cricket reporter Joe Wilson has sworn to never "motivate" the Indian captain before a Test match again. Wilson questioned Gill about India's dismal performance at Edgbaston before the start of the second India vs. England Test there. In 19 tries, India had not yet won a Test at the location. At the time, the Indian captain handled the inquiry with great elegance, but after India broke their winless streak at Edgbaston with a 336-run triumph against England, he chose to poke fun at the British reporter.

"I can't see my favorite journalist. Where is he? I wanted to see him," Gill replied to an Indian journalist who asked him during the post-match press conference about his current reaction to the same question.

Wilson gave his thoughts on Gill's reaction a few days later. According to the seasoned reporter, his query may have prompted Shubman Gill and the Indian team to put on a performance in the second test, as he told RevSports. When asked if he would alter his question before the third Test at Lord's, Wilson replied, "I won't say anything that motivates him. I think he's a real gentleman." He responds to every question with grace and knowledge. In particular, he is doing a good job of leading his team in the media.

Shubman Gill's "favourite journalist" insult elicits a response from an English reporter.

Additionally, Wilson concurred that statistics might be deceptive at times because they don't take into account the changing dynamics but rather make reference to different eras and generations.

What the captain said was quite reasonable. The Indian Test team here had a very different vibe in the 1970s and even the 1980s. When they would board, they would never really expect to win. They now possess that. Perhaps the statistics were messing with him, or maybe it was a reason since we've nearly forgotten how many records Shubman himself has shattered. The most pressing issue for the English coaches right now is how to dismiss Shubman, he continued.

The longest run of victories at any one location was India's triumph at Edgbaston. In the game, Gill led the way with 430 runs, which was the highest score by an Indian and the second-highest overall. With his historic 269-run performance in the first innings, he broke Virat Kohli's unbroken 254 against the West Indies for the most runs scored by an Indian captain. Additionally, Gill was the first Asian captain to score a double century in SENA nations.

Gill then went on to score 161 in the second innings, making him the first cricketer in 148 years to achieve a double century and a 150 in the same game.

Akash Deep's ball delivery nicely supported Gill's outstanding performance with the bat. Akash Deep took Jasprit Bumrah's place in the Indian XI and picked up 10 wickets during the game, including six in the second innings.

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