Shubman Gill created history at the Oval, Kohli and Ajit Wadekar only became the third Indian captain
Shubman Gill Record: Five matches played between India and England Test series In the last match played at the Oval, India defeated England by 6 runs and drew the series 2–2 in the series. Indian captain Shubman Gill has achieved a special memorable achievement by winning as a captain in the Oval Test. This victory has included him in a special list of Indian captains, where till now only two veterans were named.
Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, the Indian team defeated England by 6 runs in the fifth and last Test to draw the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. With this victory, Shubman made many historical records not one, but also.
The 25 -year -old Punjab batsman has won the Oval and included himself in the list of Ajit Wadekar and Virat Kohli. Gill, who won the Test on the Oval ground, has become only the third captain of India. Earlier, Ajit Wadekar won in 1971 and Virat Kohli won here in 2021.
Not only this, Gill has also joined the list of Indian captains who won more than one Test in England. Before that, this feat was done by Kapil Dev (2 wins in 1986) and Virat Kohli (3 wins between 2018-2021).
India led by Gill performed strongly in this Test series, and the captain himself kept on fire with the bat. In five Tests, Gill scored a total of 754 runs, scoring four brilliant centuries. This is the highest run by a batsman in any Indo-England Test series. In this case, Shubman surpassed Graham Goch of England, who scored 752 runs in three Tests in 1990.
Fast bowler Mohammad Siraj also contributed significantly in this victory of India. He took 5 wickets for 104 runs in the second innings, while the famous Krishna took 4 wickets. The team defended a huge target of 374 runs and won the match.
