Shubman Gill Record: Shubman Gill broke a big record in the first series under his captaincy in the Old Trafford Test. He by any Asian batsman in England Test series I showed the most runs to score the most. India is 2–1 backward, so Gill’s run team is very important to save India in this series.
Team India’s young captain Shubman Gill made history during the fourth Test against England on Saturday, 26 July at Old Trafford, Manchester. Gill playing the first series under captaincy on England soil Test series In his name of Asian batsman who scored the most runs in it.
Gill needed just 13 runs in the second innings to break the 19 -year -old record of Mohammad Yusuf of Pakistan, which he completed in the second session of the fourth day. Joseph scored 631 runs in 4 Tests against England in 2006, including 2 centuries and a double century.
Now Gill is at the top of this list with 632+ runs and also has the opportunity to become the first Asian batsman to touch the 700 -run figure, who has not been able to do in England till date.
Asian batsman who scored the most runs in Test series in England
- Shubman Gill – 632+ runs (2025, India)
- Mohammad Yusuf – 631 runs (2006, Pakistan)
- Rahul Dravid – 602 runs (2002, India)
- Virat Kohli – 593 runs (2018, India)
- Sunil Gavaskar – 542 runs (1979, India)
Gill’s run in this match is very important for India, as the team is lagging 2–1 in this series. Looking at the position of the match, till now the match has been completely in favor of England. On the fourth day, the hosts scored 669 runs in the first innings at Old Trafford and took a huge lead of 311 runs over India. The century innings of Joe Root and Ben Stokes brought the English team to a strong position, while India’s first innings was reduced to 358 runs. In such a situation, it has become a challenge for India to save it more than winning the match. India’s start of the second innings was also disappointing, where the team lost two batsmen Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudarshan without opening the account at zero. Now all the responsibility is on Gill’s shoulders, which remains a great hope to expel the team from the crisis.
