Revert "gradle.yml: use a smaller runner (#35547)"

This reverts commit 757a42a.

.github/workflows/gradle.yml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     # We therefore run this on a machine with a maximum number of cores.
     # We pay per time and per core, so there should be little difference in total cost.
     # The latency overhead of setting up gradle prior to running the actual task adds up to about a minute.
-    runs-on: connector-test-large
+    runs-on: connector-test-xxlarge
     name: Gradle Check
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps: