Shubman Gill is on an unstoppable run in the ongoing Test series against England. With just four innings under his belt, Gill has already piled up 585 runs—a staggering number that now has two massive Indian records in sight.
To put things in perspective, Rahul Dravid’s record of 602 runs in a single Test series in England, set in 2002, has stood tall for over two decades. But now, with at least six innings potentially remaining, Gill is primed to surpass it—and perhaps even chase down Sunil Gavaskar’s iconic mark of 774 runs, which he scored against the West Indies in 1971. While Don Bradman’s all-time record of 974 runs in a series may still be a distant dream, Gill’s current form suggests nothing is impossible.
A Series of Records… and Then Some
What sets Gill apart in this series is not just the volume of runs, but the manner in which they’ve come. He became the first batter in the world to score both a double century and a 150 in the same Test match. That feat alone etched his name in history, but he wasn’t done.
Gill also became only the second batter after Allan Border to score 150+ in both innings of a Test match, a record held since 1980. Incredibly, he was involved in four century partnerships in that Edgbaston Test—the most ever for an Indian in a single match.
Captain Marvel
Gill’s achievements as a leader have also drawn attention. After Sunil Gavaskar in 1978 and Virat Kohli in 2014, Gill is now the third Indian captain to score hundreds in both innings of a Test match. In fact, he has three centuries in just his first two Tests as captain, becoming only the second player in Test history to do so after Kohli.
His 430-run aggregate at Edgbaston is now the second-highest ever by any player in a Test match. Thanks largely to his brilliance, India posted a match total of 1014 runs, breaking their previous record of 916 (Sydney, 2004) and registering the fourth-highest Test match total ever.
But amidst all the records, one truth remains—India must win to make these numbers truly historic.
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