Shubman Gill on cusp of scripting history, needs 189 runs in Lord's Test to overtake Sunil Gavaskar for this massive record
Having already scored a total of 585 runs in the first two Tests of the ongoing five-match series against England, Shubman Gill is quite close to breaking a big record that is currently held by Sunil Gavaskar
India captain Shubman Gill has been in incredible form in the first two Tests of the ongoing five-match Test series against England. He has already scored a total of 585 runs in four innings so far and is expected to continue dominating against the hosts as the series progresses.
The 25-year-old has already scored three centuries in the series so far. Gill played a fine knock of 147 in the first Test at Headingley and followed that up with scores of 269 and 161 in the first and second innings of the second Test at Edgbaston. The England bowling attack have struggled against Gill and will be looking to improve their performance against him in the third Test.
Gill's brilliant performances with the bat have taken him quite close to breaking a massive Test record that is currently held by legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar. The 25-year-old requires 189 runs more in order to surpass Gavaskar and become the Indian batter with the most runs in a Test series. Here is the full list -
1. Sunil Gavaskar - 774 runs vs West Indies, 1970/71
2. Sunil Gavaskar - 732 runs vs West Indies, 1978/79
3. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 712 runs vs England, 2023/24
4. Virat Kohli - 692 runs vs Australia, 2014/15
5. Virat Kohli - 655 runs vs England, 2016/17
6. Dilip Sardesai - 642 runs vs West Indies, 1970/71
7. Rahul Dravid - 619 runs vs Australia, 2003/04
8. Virat Kohli - 610 runs vs Sri Lanka, 2017/18
9. Rahul Dravid - 602 runs vs England, 2002
10. Mohinder Amarnath - 598 runs vs West Indies, 1982/83
11. Virat Kohli - 593 runs vs England, 2018
12. Vijay Manjrekar - 586 runs vs England, 1961/62
13 Shubman Gill - 585 runs vs England, 2025
Another massive feat that Gill achieved with his incredible batting display in the Edgbaston Test was that he became the first-ever player to record a double-century and a 150-plus score in the same Test. He was also adjudged the Player of the Match for the second Test for his valiant contributions with the bat.
With the victory at Edgbaston, Gill also became the first-ever Indian captain to win a Test at the venue. Notably, in the seven Tests that the Men in Blue had played before in Birmingham, they had failed to record a single victory and their best result was a draw which came way back in 1986.
The 25-year-old will be chasing many more individual feats in the Lord's Test, however his main priority will be to lead the Indian team to a victory and secure an important lead in the series ahead of the fourth match which will be contested in Manchester.
