In a thrilling Test match against England at Edgbaston, Indian captain Shubman Gill displayed unparalleled brilliance. Gill achieved an astonishing double century in India's first innings, completing it in 311 deliveries with an impressive tally of 21 fours and 2 sixes. This marked Shubman's first double century in Test cricket.
♦ Shubman Gill has become the first Indian captain to score a double century in a Test match in England. Previously, no Indian captain had achieved this milestone. The prior best was by Mohammad Azharuddin, remarkable for his 179-run innings during the Manchester Test in August 1990.
♦ Shubman Gill is now the third Indian to score a double century in England, joining the ranks of cricket legends like Sunil Gavaskar (221 runs) and Rahul Dravid (217 runs).
♦ With this feat, Shubman Gill has surpassed Virat Kohli's record, becoming the Indian captain with the highest innings score in Test cricket on foreign soil. Kohli had set the previous record with 200 runs against the West Indies in the North Sound Test, July 2016.
♦ Additionally, Shubman Gill holds the record for the highest innings by an Indian batsman in England, surpassing Sunil Gavaskar's monumental 221 in the Oval Test of 1979 when he reached his 222nd run.
♦ Gill etches his name in history as the first Asian captain to score a double century in SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia). The prior highest was Tillakaratne Dilshan, who scored 193 at the Lord's Test in 2011.
♦ Remarkably, Gill achieved his double century as captain in just his third innings, tying the record for the fewest innings needed to reach this milestone by an Indian captain, alongside Sunil Gavaskar, who scored his double century in 1975 against the West Indies at Wankhede Stadium.
♦ Shubman Gill has now surpassed Kohli with the largest Test innings by an Indian captain, toppling Kohli's unbeaten 254 against South Africa in October 2019 with his 255th run.
Double Centuries by Indian Test Captains
7 - Virat Kohli 1 - Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Shubman Gill
Youngest Indian Captains to Score a Double Century (Test)
23 years & 39 days - Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi vs. England, Delhi, 1964 25 years & 298 days - Shubman Gill vs. England, Edgbaston, 2025 26 years & 189 days - Sachin Tendulkar vs. New Zealand, Ahmedabad, 1999 27 years & 260 days - Virat Kohli vs. West Indies, North Sound, 2016
