By Moneycontrol Sports Desk | August 7, 2025
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Shubman Gill became the first Indian and Asian captain to win a Test match at Edgbaston, a venue known for challenging subcontinental teams.
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Gill became only the second player in Test history, after Allan Border, to score 150+ in both innings of a match—scoring 269 and 161 at Birmingham.
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He’s just the second Indian captain after Sunil Gavaskar to score a century in his debut Test and a double century in the next.
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Gill joined Virat Kohli as the only captains to smash three centuries in their first two Tests as skipper.
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His 269-run knock broke Virat Kohli’s record (254*) for the highest individual Test score by an Indian captain.
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His 269-run knock broke Virat Kohli’s record (254*) for the highest individual Test score by an Indian captain.
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He became the first Asian captain to hit a double century in a Test in SENA countries, beating Dilshan’s 193 at Lord’s.
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Gill matched legends Don Bradman and Sunil Gavaskar by becoming the third captain ever to score four centuries in a single series.
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He broke Mohammad Yousuf’s record (631 runs) for the most runs by an Asian batter in a Test series on English soil.
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Gill surpassed Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 712 runs to become the highest Asian scorer in a Test series against England.
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Gill became the first Asian player to score 700+ runs in a Test series in SENA, beating Kohli’s 692 in Australia.
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With 754 runs, Gill broke Sunil Gavaskar’s 1978–79 record (732 runs) for most runs by an Indian captain in a series.
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Gill also surpassed Graham Gooch’s 752 to set a new record for most runs ever in an India vs England Test series.