03-07-2025
IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Shubman Gill records highest score by an Indian captain
Skipper Shubman Gill's classic maiden double hundred carried India to a formidable 587 all out in their first innings against England on the second day of the second Test on Thursday. Gill (269 off 387 balls) led India's batting charge as there were two other notable run-makers in Yashasvi Jaiswal (87) and Ravindra Jadeja (89).
Gill also became the first Indian and Asian captain to score a double hundred in a Test match in England. The skipper also posted the highest individual score by an Indian batter on English soil, surpassing Sunil Gavaskar's 221 scored at the Oval in 1979. For England, offie Shoaib Bashir took three wickets.
269 – Shubman Gill recorded the highest-ever Test score by an Indian captain, surpassing Virat Kohli's 254* (v South Africa, 2019), also the highest by an Indian batter in the World Test Championship. It was also Gill's highest First-Class score, bettering his 268 for Punjab against Tamil Nadu in 2018.
Only Graeme Smith had recorded a higher score than Gill among Test captains aged 25 or below, incidentally scoring his 277 against England at Edgbaston in 2003.
1 – Gill is the first Indian to hit an overseas Test double hundred since 2016
2 – Gill is only the second Indian Test captain after Virat Kohli (v West Indies, North Sound) to hit an overseas double century
Gill's knock is also the highest score by an Indian man in England, surpassing Sunil Gavaskar (221) and Rahul Dravid (217)
5 – Gill is only the fifth Indian man to record a double hundred in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) and the first batter to achieve the landmark since Sachin Tendulkar (241* v Australia, Sydney) in 2004
6 – For the first time in six years, India recorded a 500-plus total in an away Test since their 622/7 in Sydney in 2019. India last crossed 500 in a Test in England in 2007.
587 – The highest score conceded by England under Ben Stokes, who took over as captain in June 2022.
Lalith Kalidas is a Senior Sub-Editor with the sports team of The Indian Express. Working with the online sports desk, Lalith specializes in the happenings on the cricket field, with a particular interest in India's domestic cricket circle. He also carries an affinity towards data-driven stories and often weaves them into cricketing contexts through his analysis. Lalith also writes the weekly stats-based cricket column - 'Stats Corner'. A former cricketer who has played in state-level tournaments in Kerala, he has over three years of experience as a sports journalist. Lalith also covered the 2023 ODI World Cup held in India. ... Read More
