13 Records Broken By Shubman Gill During His 269-Run Knock Against England
After coming out to bat at No. 4 for India in the first innings of the ongoing 2nd Test, Gill faced 387 balls and, with the help of 30 fours and 3 sixes, scored 269 runs.
Shubman Gill played arguably the best knock of his Test career on Thursday (July 3) to help India post a total of 587 runs against England in the first innings of the ongoing second Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham. During his stay at the crease, Gill faced a total of 387 balls and, with the help of 30 fours and 3 sixes, scored 269 runs as a No. 4 batter. During his 269-run knock, Gill broke multiple batting records.
Here's a look at 13 records broken by Gill during his 269-run knock:
1. Shubman Gill now holds the record of the highest individual score by an Indian batter in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries. Before Gill's 269, the record was held by Sachin Tendulkar, who remained unbeaten on 241 runs against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in 2004.
2. Gill on Thursday broke Virat Kohli's record of highest score by an Indian captain in Test cricket. During the India-South Africa Test match played in Pune in October 2019, Kohli scored 254 runs as India captain.
3. Gill is the third visiting Test captain after Bob Simpson of Australia (311 in 1964) and Graeme Smith of South Africa (277 and 259 in 2003) to score more than 250 runs in an innings of a Test match played in England.
4. Gill is third Indian after Sehwag (309 in Multan and 254 in Lahore) and Dravid (270 in Rawalpindi) to score 250-plus scores in away Tests.
5. Gill is the sixth Indian captain after MAK Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli (seven times) to score a double century in Test cricket.
7. Gill is the fourth Indian batter after Mohammad Azharuddin, Dilip Vengsarkar, and Rahul Dravid (twice) to score three centuries in back-to-back three Tests against England.
8. Gill is the third Indian captain after Vijay Hazare and Azharuddin to score back-to-back Test centuries against England.
9. Gill is the second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to score a century in the first Test as captain and a double century in the 2nd Test as captain.
10. Gill is the first Asian captain to score a double century in SENA countries. The previous best score was 193 by Tillakaratne Dilshan of Sri Lanka at Lord's against England in 2011.
11. Gill is second Indian captain after Virat Kohli to score double century in an overseas Test. During the India-West Indies Test played at North Sound in July 2016, Kohli scored 200 runs in the first innings.
12. Gill now holds the record for the highest Test score by an Indian batter in England. He broke Sunil Gavaskar's record (221 at The Oval in 1979).
13. The 269-run knock on Thursday helped Gill break Kohli's record (254 vs SA in 2019) of the highest score for India in a World Test Championship (WTC) match.
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