Indian captain Shubman Gill is delivering a remarkable performance with the bat in the five-match Test series against England for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. On the first day (July 31) of the match being played at London's Oval ground, Shubman Gill has set the stage ablaze with his record-breaking achievements.
Shubman Gill has now become the overseas captain with the most runs in a Test series in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia). He surpassed the legendary Sir Gary Sobers, who scored 722 runs in the five-match series against England in 1966 when he was captain.
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Shubman Gill has broken records to become the Indian captain with the highest runs in a Test series. He outdid Sunil Gavaskar, who scored 732 runs in the home Test series against West Indies in 1978-79. Next to Shubman and Gavaskar comes Virat Kohli.
Most Runs in a Test Series (Indian Captain)
733* - Shubman Gill vs England, 2025 732 - Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies, 1978/79 655 - Virat Kohli vs England, 2016/17 610 - Virat Kohli vs Sri Lanka, 2017/18 593 - Virat Kohli vs England, 2018
Before the start of the Oval Test match, Indian captain Shubman Gill needed just 1 run to break Gary Sobers' record, and was 11 short of Gavaskar's. On the very first session of the first day of the Oval Test, Shubman shattered both illustrious records. Many more records seem to be within his reach in this match.
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In the Indian team's playing-11 for the Oval Test, four changes have been made. Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, Anshul Kamboj, and Shardul Thakur are not part of the match. In their place, Dhruv Jurel, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, and Karun Nair have been given opportunities. Rishabh Pant was ruled out of the Oval Test due to injury, while Jasprit Bumrah is resting for workload management. Anshul Kamboj and Shardul Thakur have been dropped from the lineup.
