Shubman Gill has been on a historical run in his debut Test series as captain. He has achieved a few things on this tour that were not done in the last few decades. He became only the second Indian batter to score a century and a double-century in a Test match after Sunil Gavaskar in the second Test.
Not just his batting, the Indian team under Gill’s leadership has achieved a lot in this series. The batters have dominated the English bowling attack in all four games. The Indian team has made 3189 runs in eight innings so far in the series. It is the third-highest runs scored by the Indian team in a series. The team needs just 81 runs to equal their own record of most runs in a series. They need 689 runs to reach the top of this list. India’s highest total in a series came when the West Indies toured India in 1978-79. India is on the brink of breaking a 47-year-old record.
Records That Shubman Gill Can Break In The 5th Test Against England
Here are some possible records Shubman Gill can break in the 5th Test against England:
1. Most Runs By An Indian Captain In A Test Series
Gill has made 722 runs in eight innings in the series at an average of 90.25. Sunil Gavaskar currently holds the record for scoring the most runs by an Indian captain in a Test series.
Gavaskar scored 732 runs in six games in the 1978-79 series against the West Indies. Gill needs just 11 runs to surpass Gavaskar’s 47-year-old record.
2. Most Runs By An Away Captain In A SENA Test Series
Sir Gary Sobers scored 722 runs in eight innings of the Test series against England in 1966.
Gill has already equalled Sober’s record of most runs by an away captain in a SENA Test series. He just needs one run to go past one of the greatest of this game.
3. Most Centuries In A Test Series As Captain
Gill has scored four centuries in the series, including a double-century. He has already equalled Gavaskar and Don Bradman’s record of four centuries in a Test series.
Gavaskar made four centuries against the West Indies during the 1978-79 series, while Bradman scored four centuries against India during the 1947-48 series. Another century here will take Gill above both the legends on this list.
4. Most Centuries In A Test Series
Clyde Walcott of the West Indies made five centuries against Australia during Australia’s tour of the West Indies in 1955. Since then, a total of 21 batters have scored four centuries in a series, including Gill.
However, no one has broken Walcott’s record of most centuries in a Test Series. A century in both innings of the fifth Test will help Gill become the first-ever batter to score six centuries in a Test series.
5. Most Runs By An Indian Batter In A Test Series
Gavaskar holds the record for scoring the most runs by an Indian batter in a Test series. During India’s tour of the West Indies in 1970-71, Gavaskar made 774 runs at an average of 154.80 in eight innings.
Gill needs 53 runs to go past Gavaskar’s 45-year-old record. No batter has scored more than 800 runs in a Test series in the last 35 years. Gill has a chance to do that and become the first Indian batter to cross the 800-run mark in a Test series.
6. World Record For Most Runs In A Test Series
The year 1930 was one of the best for Bradman’s batting career. He amassed 978 runs in six matches that year. Bradman made 974 out of these 978 runs in a single series against England in five games during the 1930 Ashes. This is still the most runs scored by a batter in a Test series.
Bradman himself broke the record of Wally Hammond, who made 905 runs during the 1928-29 Ashes. Since then, no batter has scored over 900 runs in a Test series. Gill needs 253 runs to surpass Bradman and become the highest run-scorer in a Test series.
7. Most Runs By A Captain In A Test Series
Bradman is the only cricketer who has made over 800 runs in a Test series as captain. He made 810 runs during the 1936-37 Ashes against England. Gill has a chance to become only the second skipper to achieve this feat. He also has a chance to become the first Indian Captain with 800+ runs in an overseas Test series.
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