New Delhi: Indian captain Shubman Gill’s batting reached a new level during a 2-2 series draw in England in England in India. Punjab’s elegant right hand was distributed not only with the bat, but also influenced by its strategic skills, directed a young team in transition-Stallwarts Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravichandran Ashwin, who retired from tests after a devastating border-Gavaskar trophy campaign in Australia.Gill entered the series under immense investigation, not crossing 40 outside Asia since its prestigious 91 in Brisbane in 2021. Often, Virat Kohli’s’ heir clear ‘was postponed,’ Gill needed to prove himself. Some technical turns and a quiet mentality helped him find the necessary attention and discipline to make his name in the history books of Test cricket.
Test-Test Breakdown of Shubman Gill’s historic series:First test – Leeds (147 and 8):Gill’s first century outside Asia was a statement of redemption. It was a reminder to his critics and perhaps an assurance for himself that he was at the highest level of test cricket. He became only the fourth Indian – after Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli – to score a century in his first innings as a Test captain. He also crossed 2,000 Test runs in Adelaide (2014), echoing Kohli’s milestone.Second test – Edgbaston (269 and 161):If the leads were redemption, Edgbaston was dominated. Gill scored a royal 269, with 30 fours and 3 sixes, followed by a blistering after scoring 161 off 162 balls in the second innings. His marathon attempt conducted India for his first Test win in Birmingham-a record 336 runs. He became:
- Sixth Indian to score 250+ in the test.
- First to do this outside Asia.
- First captain with double hundred against England in England.
- Crossing Gavaskar’s 221 (The Oval, 1979), holder of India’s highest personal test score in England.
- Fourth Indians with double centuries in both tests and ODIs.
- The first Asian captain to score double tons in army countries.
- Behind Graham Gooch (456), Agiget, the second largest match in Test History (430).
- After Allen Seema, the second player to record 150+ scores in both innings.
- The first player in Test History to score both 250+ and 150+ in a single match.
- Crossing Kohli’s 243+50 (Delhi, 2017), the highest match Indian captain overall.
- After Kohli, the second player, as captain, to score three centuries in his first two tests.
Third test – God (16 and 6):The iconic site saw Gill staggering, but even in the failure, he beat Rahul Dravid’s 602 -run tally in 2002, the most runs in a single England tour by an Indian.4 Tests – Manchester (12 and 103):A poor came back to a gritty return after a poor first starts. After India slipped up to 0/2, Gill scored a stand of 188 runs with KL Rahul and scored 103 off 238 balls. His fourth century of the series tied him up for the most centuries by a captain in the same test series with Sunil Gavaskar and Don Bradman. He also became:
- The first to score four centuries in his first series as Captain.
- The first Indian to score a ton in Manchester after Sachin Tendulkar (1990).
- Crossing Kohli’s 692 (2014), the highest run holder by an Indian on an army tour (774).
- A test chain vs. England overtook 712 of Yashsvi Jaiswal, the highest Indian run-goldter in England.
- In the World Test Championship history, more runs by an Indian by an Indian (level with Rohit Sharma).
5th test – oval (21 and 11):A promising beginning was reduced by a run-out, but still, Gill set another record-Gavaskar’s 732 to record the most runs by an Indian captain in a test series.Last Tally:Gill finished the series with an average of 774 runs of 75.40, including four centuries-The second largest for India in a single series after 774 vs. West Indies of Gavaskar in 1971. Globally, only Don Bradman (810 vs England in 1936/37) has scored more as a captain in a test series.
- He scored 6,000 runs in international cricket by the end of the tour. His updated career statistics:
- 6,000 international runs in 118 matches of 46.15 with 18 centuries and 25 fifties.
- In tests: 2,615 runs from 37 tests (69 innings) at 41.35 with 9 centuries and 7 half -centuries.
