Follow UsAnother day, another opportunity for Shubman Gill to continue piling records in England, on July 5 (Saturday) in the second Test. The newly-appointed Indian skipper smashed his third century in the ongoing series, surpassing the sea of Indian captains, to seal a place for himself in the history books.
Not just that, Gill also followed legendary figures such as Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli to hit twin centuries as an Indian captain in a Test match. England would have hoped that his record-breaking streak ended there but nope, here’s the full list of records that Gill has broken.
Twin centuries for an Indian captain in a Test match
Sunil Gavaskar - 107 & 182* vs WI, Kolkata, 1978
Virat Kohli - 115 & 141 vs AUS, Adelaide, 2014
Shubman Gill - 269 & 100* vs ENG, Birmingham, 2025
Twin centuries for a captain against England in a Test match
Alan Melville - 189 & 104*, Nottingham, 1947
Inzamam-ul-Haq - 109 & 100*, Faisalabad, 2005
Shubman Gill - 269 & 100*, Birmingham, 2025
Indian captains to hit 3+ centuries in a Test series
4 - Sunil Gavaskar, West Indies tour of India 1978/79
3 - Virat Kohli, India tour of Australia 2014/15
3 - Virat Kohli, Sri Lanka tour of India 2017
3 - Shubman Gill, India tour of England, 2025*
Visiting captains to hit 3+ centuries in a Test series in England
3 - Don Bradman, The Ashes 1938
3 - Alan Melville, South Africa tour of England 1947
3 - Garry Sobers, West Indies tour of England 1966
3 - Shubman Gill, India tour of England 2025*
Most hundreds in England for a visiting captain
Graeme Smith - 5
Sir Donald Bradman - 5
Allan Border - 3
Shubman Gill - 3*
Sir Garry Sobers - 3
Most runs against England in a Test match in England
369* - Shubman Gill, Birmingham, 2025
362 - Graeme Smith, Birmingham, 2003
334 - Don Bradman, Leeds, 1930
321 - Don Bradman, The Oval, 1934
315 - Bob Simpson, Manchester, 1964
Most runs against England in a Test match
412* - Shubman Gill, Birmingham, 2025
400 - Brian Lara, St John's, 2004
375 - Brian Lara, St John's, 1994
362 - Graeme Smith, Birmingham, 2003
Most runs for a captain in a Test match
456 - Graham Gooch vs IND, Lord's, 1990
426 - Mark Taylor vs PAK, Peshawar, 1998
405* - Shubman Gill vs ENG, Birmingham, 2025
400 - Brian Lara vs ENG, St John's, 2004
Century partnership in both innings for an India batting pair against England in Tests
Mohinder Amarnath & Mohammed Azharuddin, Chennai, 1985
Rahul Dravid & Wasim Jaffer, Nagpur, 2006
Shubman Gill & Ravindra Jadeja, Birmingham, 2025*