Team India skipper Shubman Gill hit a magnificent double hundred (269) as India posted a mammoth 587-run first innings total in the second Test against England at Edgbaston on Thursday. Resuming at 114 - his score from Day 1 - Gill played with much aplomb and flair as he broke the record for the highest score by an Indian batter in a Test match in England, surpassing Sunil Gavaskar’s iconic 221, which came at The Oval in 1979. Gill's 269 is also the highest score by an Indian batter in Tests outside Asia. Sachin Tendulkar's 241 not out at the SCG in 2004 was the previous highest.

Providing Gill much-needed support were all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja, who scored a brilliant 89, and Washington Sundar, who chipped in with 42. Gill shared a 203-run partnership with Jadeja for the sixth wicket, while adding another 144 with Sundar for the seventh.

Speaking after the day's play, Jadeja lauded captain Gill's marvellous knock that helped India recover from a mini-collapse. India had lost five wickets for just 211 runs at one point.

"You didn’t see how much Shubman Gill has grown? (Laughs)," Jadeja told reporters. "Shubman scored 269 runs. He was unlucky because aaj lag nahi raha tha ki wo out hoga [it never looked like he was going to get out today]. We were actually talking about building a long partnership," he added.

Before the start of the second Test, there were growing calls for the inclusion of Kuldeep Yadav. However, the team management decided to stick with all-rounders, with Jadeja being preferred despite his poor outing in the first Test at Headingley, while Sundar replaced Sai Sudharsan.

Talking about Kuldeep, Jadeja said, "Whenever Kuldeep Yadav gets an opportunity, he’ll do well - he’s a wicket-taker. I spend time with him, but whenever we go out, we never discuss cricket. A player should always focus on controlling the controllables."

After stumps on Day 2, England were reeling at 77 for 3, with Akash Deep striking twice to remove the dangerous Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope. Mohammed Siraj, meanwhile, got Zak Crawley caught at slip by Karun Nair. England currently trail by 510 runs.