IND vs ENG: Shubman Gill breaks multiple records of legendary Virat Kohli with sensational knocks against England

Shubman Gill breaks multiple records of Virat Kohli. (BCCI Photo)

India Test captain Shubman Gill is in sublime form, and has now joined the legendary Virat Kohli in an elite list after crossing 500-run mark in the ongoing Test series against England on Saturday (July 5). Gill needed just 76 runs to reach the 500-run mark but went on to notch up yet another century, leading his side from the front.

Kohli had multiple records as most runs from an Indian skipper in his debut series and also the highest score from a skipper. However, Gill, who took over the reins from Rohit Sharma, rewrote the record books by smashing 269 runs in the first innings of the second Test, surpassing Kohli’s unbeaten 254 t against South Africa in Pune in 2019.

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Enroute his stellar knock, Gill broke another record of Kohli for most runs as India's Test captain in debut series. Kohli had scored 449 runs against Australia in the played in 2014/15 on his first assignment as captain of the Indian Test team.

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585 - Shubman Gill vs ENG (Away, 2025, 4 innings)

449 - Virat Kohli vs AUS (Away, 2014/15, 4 innings)

347 - Vijay Hazare vs ENG (Home, 1951/52, 7 innings)

319 - Nari Contractor vs PAK (Home, 1960/61, 6 innings)

305 - Dilip Vengsarkar vs WI (Home, 1987/88, 5 innings)

303 - Mohammad Azharuddin vs NZ (Away, 1989/90, 4 innings)

Gill’s insatiable appetite for runs resulted in a second hundred of the game as India set an gigantic 608-run target, throwing down the gauntlet to England’s Bazballers, who were staring down the barrel going into day five of the second Test.

Gill (161 off 162 balls) turned himself into a virtual 'Run Machine', smashing his third hundred in four innings following his epic 269 in the first essay.

The other contributions in the second innings came from Ravindra Jadeja (69 not out), Rishabh Pant (65) and KL Rahul (55) as India declared their second innings at 427 for six.