Shubman Gill etched his identify into Indian cricket historical past by going previous Sunil Gavaskar to develop into the main run-scorer as an Indian captain in a Take a look at collection. This feat occurred within the first session of Day 1 of the ultimate Take a look at of the continuing collection between England and India.
Gill did so by punching a back-of-a-length and wider supply by Jamie Overton for a 4 by means of covers on the ultimate ball of the twenty first over of India’s innings to register his second boundary of the morning, his second of Overton too.
Most runs by an Indian captain in a Take a look at collection
| Sr. No. | Participant | Opposition | Season | Runs |
| 1. | Shubman Gill | England | 2025 | 737* |
| 2. | Sunil Gavaskar | West Indies | 1978/79 | 732 |
| 3. | Virat Kohli | England | 2016/17 | 655 |
| 4. | Virat Kohli | Sri Lanka | 2017/18 | 610 |
| 5. | Virat Kohli | England | 2018 | 593 |
*as of Lunch on Day 1 of the fifth England-India Take a look at, 2025
Talking of the match has panned out until early Lunch needed to be taken resulting from a sudden spell of showers over the venue, India are positioned at 72/2 after 23 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal (2 off 9) and KL Rahul (14 off 40) had been the 2 batters to depart off Gus Atkinson and Chris Woakes, respectively.
The guests made 4 adjustments to their XI from the Manchester Take a look at. Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel, Prasidh Krishna, and Akash Deep got here in for Shardul Thakur, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, and Anshul Kamboj, respectively. Arshdeep Singh didn’t get an opportunity to characteristic on this collection.
England are presently 2-1 forward within the collection, profitable the primary and third Checks by 5 wickets and 22 wins, respectively. India’s sole victory got here at Edgbaston by which Gill had starred to combination 430 runs throughout each innings, additionally a document. His staff ended up attaining a powerful 336-run win.
A traditional case of grit and dedication by the Indian batters of their second innings helped India clinch a hard-fought draw by surviving 5 periods throughout the fourth and fifth days at Previous Trafford.