Following his triple century, which was the first in England for an Asian captain and the first for an Indian hitter outside of Asia, Shubman Gill appeared to be on track to make history. Gill was the only player representing India on the second day of the second Test in Birmingham. He was just 31 runs short of being the first visiting captain in England in 61 years to hit a triple century and only the second in history after Bill Simpson of Australia at Old Trafford in 1964. However, Gill was denied that achievement when Harry Brook's mind game caused him to lose focus.

Brook, who was positioned at slip during Shoaib Bashir's performance against Gill in the second over after lunch, was seen bantering with Gill as he attempted to get inside the Indian captain's head with a "triple century" comment. The stump mic didn't capture the precise words from Brook, but Gill could be seen reacting to the England star twice throughout the over.

From the commentary booth, former England captain Mike Atherton stated that Brook remarked, "290s is the hardest," before querying the India captain, "How many triple centuries have you got?" Brook did, however, achieve the triple-century mark during the Multan Test against Pakistan in 2024, Atherton was quick to point out. Gill, on the other hand, was seeking for his first 300 in first-class cricket, having previously scored 268 against Tamil Nadu in Mohali during the 2018/19 season.

Gill left on the third ball of the following over, which was ideal for England. As a worn-out Gill went for the pull shot, Josh Tongue delivered a short ball that ultimately dragged off the inside edge, directly to Ollie Pope at square leg.

India rebounds with the help of Gill.

After Graeme Smith's 277 and Simpson's 311 at the same location in 2003, Gill went to 269, which is the third-highest score ever and the highest score by an Asian captain in England. In addition to Virender Sehwag's 309 in Multan in 2004 and Rahul Dravid's 270, also against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi the same year, it was also the third-highest individual score by an Indian batter away from home.

In the first innings, India scored 587 runs, 13 less than the 600-run total. India was at 211 for five at one point during the game, but the tourists staged a remarkable comeback thanks to Gill's defiance.

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