Follow UsShubman Gill continued his rampant run in England, bringing up his highest-ever score in Test cricket during the second Test in Birmingham, on July 3 (Thursday).
The right-hander was under immense pressure before the series, averaging just 25.7 in SENA, with just two half-centuries. Cometh the hour, cometh the best version of Gill, as the right-hander brought up his second century on the ongoing England tour, with his first-ever 150 in Tests.
Not just that, Gill also became the first Indian batter in 23 years to post a 150+ score in England, after Rahul Dravid, who scored 217 at The Oval in 2002. As a captain, too, Gill is just 30 runs away from breaking Mohammed Azharuddin’s all-time Indian record, with the right-hander smashing 179 back in 1990, at Old Trafford.
179 - Mohammed Azharuddin, Manchester, 1990
150* - Shubman Gill, Birmingham, 2025
149 - Virat Kohli, Birmingham, 2018
148 - Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Leeds, 1967
147 - Shubman Gill, Leeds, 2025
On a personal level, too, the 25-year-old brought up his 400th run in England, where he now averages 50.