Indian Test captain Shubman Gill etched his name into cricketing history with a record-breaking run within the fourth Test at Old Trafford, Manchester. The 25-year-old became the primary player to smash 4 centuries in his maiden Test series as captain, equalling legends like Don Bradman and Sunil Gavaskar. His ninth Test century made him the primary Indian since Sachin Tendulkar to attain the feat in Manchester.
Shubman Gill became the primary player to hit 4 centuries in a maiden Test series as captain. Five others — Don Bradman, Warwick Armstrong, Greg Chappell, Virat Kohli, and Steven Smith — are actually joint-second with three each of their debut series as skippers.
Gill became only the ninth Indian cricketer and the primary since Sachin Tendulkar in 1990 to attain a century on the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester.
It was the ninth century within the 25-year-old’s Test profession. All of Gill’s centuries have come because the World Test Championship began in 2019. With nine, he’s now equal to his preceding captain Rohit Sharma for essentially the most tons within the competition.
Gill equalled Don Bradman and Sunil Gavaskar’s record of scoring 4 centuries in a Test series as captain. No other captain within the 148-year history of Test cricket has scored greater than 4 centuries in a Test series.
Gill now holds the record for scoring essentially the most runs in a Test series for India against England. The 25-year-old broke Yashasvi Jaiswal’s record to take the No. 1 position.
Gill also became the primary cricketer from Asia to attain 700 runs in a Test series played in England. Before him the record of scoring essentially the most runs in a Test series played in England was within the name of Pakistan’s Mohammad Yousuf.
Shubman Gill became the third Indian cricketer, after Sunil Gavaskar and Yashasvi Jaiswal, to attain 700+ runs in a bilateral Test series. He’s overall the fourth cricketer to attain greater than 700 runs in a Test series played between India and England.
Shubman Gill joined Graham Gooch, Joe Root, and Yashasvi Jaiswal in an elite club after reaching 81 in India’s second innings at Manchester, becoming the fourth batter to attain 700+ runs in a Test series between India and England.