Shubman Gill, who took over the captaincy of the Indian Test team after Rohit Sharma's retirement from Test cricket, proved with his performance in the current ENG vs IND Test series that the Indian selectors have not made any mistake by betting on him.
Gill not only led the Indian team going through a phase of change, but also left no stone unturned in putting pressure on England despite adverse conditions. Currently the fifth Test match between India and England is going on.
Gill has also touched new heights in batting as well as captaincy. He scored four centuries on the ENG vs IND series, including a double century. He became the second Indian to score the most runs in a Test series. Now Gill has scored 754 runs on the England tour.
There are many other records Shubman Gill broke in test series. Let's have a look.
ENG vs IND: Every record Shubman Gill broke in test series
- Most Runs For A Visiting Captain In A Test Series: Shubman Gill created the record for scoring most runs (754) by a visiting captain in a Test series.
- Second Most Runs For An Indian Batter In A Test Series: Shubman Gill created the record of scoring second most runs (774) for an Indian batter in a Test series after legendary Sunil Gavaskar.
- Most Runs By An Indian Batter In A Single Test Match: During the second Test match against England, Gill created history by becoming the India batter with most runs (430 - 269 in the first innings and 161 in the second) in a single Test match.
- Second-Most Runs By Any Batter In A Test Match: Gill created record by becoming the batter with second-most runs (430) in a Test match after Graham Gooch's 456.
- First Batter To Score A Double Century And A 150+ In Same Test: During the ENG vs IND second Test match, Shubman Gill became the first cricketer in 148 years of Test history to score a double century (269) and a 150+ score (161) in the same Test match.
- Highest Individual Score By An India Captain In Tests: Shubman Gill's 269 in the first innings of the second Test at Edgbaston is the highest individual score by an Indian captain in Test cricket. Gill surpassed Virat Kohli's unbeaten 254 against South Africa in 2019.
- First Captain To Hit 4 Centuries In A Away Test Series: Gill became the first captain to score four centuries in a Test series away from home, surpassing Don Bradman and Sunil Gavaskar, who achieved this milestone at home.
- Fifth Player To Score Double Centuries In Both Tests And ODIs: Gill became the fifth player to score double centuries in both Test and ODI cricket.
- Most Runs By An Indian Captain In A Debut Test Series: Gill's 754 runs in the series surpassed Virat Kohli’s 449 runs (2014-15 vs. Australia) as the highest by an Indian captain in their debut Test series.
- Second-Most Runs By A Captain In A Test Series: Shubman Gill became the captain with second-most runs (754) in a Test series after Sir Don Bradman, who scored 810 runs during 1936/37 Ashes.
- First Indian Captain To Win A Test Match In Edgbaston: Shubman Gill became the first India captain (also Asian) to win a Test match at Edgbaston.
- Most Runs By An Asian Batter In A Test Series Played In England: Shubman Gill breaks Mohammad Yousuf’s record of scoring the most runs (631) by an Asian batter in a Test series played in England.
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