ENG vs IND: Shubman Gill breaks Sunil Gavaskar's 46-year-old record; Achieves massive feat during the 5th test

Shubman Gill broke Sunil Gavaskar’s record for most runs by an Indian captain in a bilateral test series.

Indian skipper Shubman Gill has broken Sunil Gavaskar’s 46-year-old record during the ongoing fifth test against England, which is underway at The Oval, London. England, led by Ollie Pope in the match, won the toss and opted to bowl first.

Coming into the game, both sides made four changes each to their playing XI. For India, Karun Nair, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel, and Akash Deep replaced Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, and Anshul Kamboj

In the first session on day one, India lost two wickets quickly in Yashasvi Jaiswal (2) and KL Rahul (14) and were left reeling at 38 for two. However, after that skipper Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan looked good, but rain forced the umpires to take an early lunch.

Shubman Gill breaks Sunil Gavaskar’s 46-year-old record during The Oval test

Gill scored an unbeaten 15 runs in the first session, and with that, he broke Indian batting legend Gavaskar’s record for most runs by an Indian captain in a bilateral test series. During a test series against the West Indies in 1978-79, Gavaskar mustered 732 runs, and Gill has surpassed that mark in the ongoing series.

After Gill and Gavaskar, Virat Kohli has scored most runs as India’s captain in a test series. He scored 600+ runs in a test series twice during his career as India’s captain.

Most runs by an Indian captain in a bilateral test series

1. 733* – Shubman Gill vs ENG, 2025
2. 732 – Sunil Gavaskar vs WI, 1978/79
3. 655 – Virat Kohli vs ENG, 2016
4. 610 – Virat Kohli vs SL, 2017
5. 593 – Virat Kohli vs ENG, 2018

Gill has slammed four centuries and is the leading run-scorer in the ongoing series against England. In the last test in Manchester, the right-handed batsman slammed a crucial century in the second innings and helped the team to draw the match.

Meanwhile, England lead the five-match test series 2-1. Their skipper, Ben Stokes, was ruled out of the fifth test due to a shoulder injury. England have also rested Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse, and Liam Dawson for the match.

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