Shubman Gill enters Don Bradman's list with 147-run knock on captaincy debut in Headingley

June 22, 2025

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Shubman Gill scored 147 on his Test captaincy debut against England in Headingley.

Gill's ton in Headingley

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He became the third Indian and eighth visiting captain to score a Test ton at Headingley, Leeds.

Gill in elite list of IND captains

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Here is a list of other captains who have scored a century at the venue -

Captain's knock in Headingley

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1. Australia's Allan Border scored 200 not out from 399 balls against England in 1993.

Allan Border

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2. West Indies' Gary Sobers scored 174 from 260 balls against England in 1966.

Gary Sobers

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3. Australia's Don Bradman scored 173 not out and 103 against England in 1948 and 1938 respectively. 

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Don Bradman

4. Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews scored 160 runs from 249 balls against England in 2014.

Angelo Mathews

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5. India's Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi scored 148 runs from 328 balls against England in 1967.

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Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi

6. India's newly-appointed captain Shubman Gill scored 147 runs from 227 balls against England in 2005.

Shubman Gill

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7. South Africa's Jackie McGlew scored 133 runs against England in 1955.

Jackie McGlew

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8. India's Sourav Ganguly scored 128 runs from 167 balls against England in 2002.

Sourav Ganguly

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