NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill continued his sublime form with the bat, scoring a fluent century in India’s second innings at Edgbaston after his monumental 269 in the first innings. Having begun the series with a sparkling 147 at Headingley, Gill has showcased his maturity and class in challenging English conditions, proving why he is the backbone of India’s batting line-up.LIVE Score: India vs England 2nd Test Day 4 Gill has now been involved in three 100-plus partnerships in this Test alone — making him only the second Indian batter to do so against England after Karun Nair achieved the feat in Chennai in 2016.He is also just the third Indian to stitch three 100-plus stands in an away Test, joining Rahul Dravid (Hamilton 1998/99 and Rawalpindi 2004) and Sachin Tendulkar (Sydney 2004).Most runs for India in a men’s Test match: 369* – Shubman Gill vs ENG, 2025344 – Sunil Gavaskar vs WI, 1971 340 – VVS Laxman vs AUS, 2001 330 – Sourav Ganguly vs PAk,2007 319 – Virender Sehwag vs SA, 2008 Gill’s aggregate of 369* runs in this Test is now the highest ever for India in a single Test match, overtaking Sunil Gavaskar’s 344 against the West Indies in 1971.
He is also only the third Asian to score 300-plus runs in a Test in a SENA country after Dravid and Tendulkar did so in Adelaide and Sydney, respectively, during the 2003/04 tour.
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India captains with hundreds in both innings of a Test
Sunil Gavaskar vs WI, Kolkata, 1978Virat Kohli vs AUS, Adelaide, 2014Shubman Gill vs ENG, Edgbaston, 2025
Gill is the second player to record three hundreds in his first two Tests as captain after Virat Kohli. Seven others got two each: Vijay Hazare, Jackie McGlew, Greg Chappell, Sunil Gavaskar, Alastair Cook, Steven Smith and Dhananjaya de Silva.
Gill becomes the ninth batter to record a double hundred and a hundred in the same Test
Second for India after Sunil Gavaskar vs WI (Port of Spain, 1971)Second in England and the second by a captain after Graham Gooch vs IND (Lord’s, 1990)On day four, KL Rahul chipped in with a solid 55 while Karun Nair made 26. Rishabh Pant then joined hands with Gill for a brisk 100-run stand before falling to Shoaib Bashir. At the time of writing, India lead England by a massive 483 runs, with the declaration expected any time soon as they look to push for a win and take a firm grip on the series.
