India captain Shubman Gill produced an extraordinary performance with the bat during the five-match Test series against England. This ongoing series is the first stint for Gill as India Test captain and he broke numerous records especially with the bat.
Here's list of records Shubman Gill set or broke during the IND vs ENG series:
During the five Tests between India and England, Shubman Gill created the record for scoring most runs (754) by a visiting captain in a Test series. (Pic credit: BCCI)
During the five Tests between India and England, Shubman Gill created the record of scoring second most runs (774) for an Indian batter in a Test series after legendary Sunil Gavaskar. (Pic credit: BCCI)
During the second Test match against England at Edgbaston, Shubman Gill created history by becoming the India batter with most runs (430 - 269 in the first innings and 161 in the second) in a single Test match. (Pic credit: BCCI)
During the second Test match against England at Edgbaston, Shubman Gill created history by becoming the batter with second-most runs (430) in a Test match after Graham Gooch's 456. (Pic credit: BCCI)
During the second Test match against England at Edgbaston, Shubman Gill became the first cricketer in 148 years of Test history to score a double century (269) and a 150+ score (161) in the same Test match. (Pic credit: BCCI)
Shubman Gill's 269 in the first innings of the second Test at Edgbaston is the highest individual score by an Indian captain in Test cricket. Gill surpassed Virat Kohli's unbeaten 254 against South Africa in 2019. (Pic credit: BCCI)
Shubman Gill became the first captain to score four centuries in a Test series away from home, surpassing Don Bradman and Sunil Gavaskar, who achieved this milestone at home. (Pic credit: BCCI)
During the five Tests between India and England, Shubman Gill became the fifth player to score double centuries in both Test and ODI cricket. (Pic credit: BCCI)
Shubman Gill's 754 runs in the series surpassed Virat Kohli’s 449 runs (2014-15 vs. Australia) as the highest by an Indian captain in their debut Test series. (Pic credit: BCCI)
During the five Tests between India and England, Shubman Gill became the captain with second-most runs (754) in a Test series after Sir Don Bradman, who scored 810 runs during 1936/37 Ashes. (Pic credit: BCCI)