India, July 6 -- By Saturday evening, it had become evident that India were looking to bury England under the sheer weight of runs before they declared with a 607-run lead. Eventually, they won the Edgbaston Test by 336 runs, the biggest away win for India in terms of runs. It is also the first instance of an Asian team winning a Test at the venue where India had gone winless in their previous eight attempts.

India were able to pick 20 wickets in the match without spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, but a big reason why they were able to outbat England on a featherbed was because of the sublime touch skipper Shubman Gill was in.

He scored 430 runs across the two innings -- the second highest aggregate ever in a Test -- and became the first batter...