Shubman Gill’s dream run as India’s Test captain ended on a high, despite a rare failure in the fifth and final Test at The Oval. Gill was dismissed for 11 by Gus Atkinson on the very first ball after lunch, trapped LBW, but he walked off to a standing ovation, having already etched his name into the history books.
774 – Sunil Gavaskar vs WI, 1971 (Away)754 – Shubman Gill vs ENG, 2025 (Away)*732 – Sunil Gavaskar vs WI, 1978/79 (Home)712 – Yashasvi Jaiswal vs ENG, 2024 (Home)692 – Virat Kohli vs AUS, 2014/15 (Away)
With 754 runs from 10 innings at an average of 75.40, including four centuries and a highest of 269, Gill now holds the record for the second-most runs in a Test series by an Indian batter, behind only Sunil Gavaskar’s 774 against West Indies in 1971.Most runs by Captain in a Test Series 810 – Don Bradman v ENG (1936) 754 – Shubman Gill v ENG (2025)* 752 – Graham Gooch v IND (1990) 732 – Sunil Gavaskar v WI (1978) He is also the first Indian to score over 700 runs in a Test series in England and becomes only the second captain ever, after Don Bradman, to score 750+ runs in their debut series as Test captain. Shubman Gill has now gone past Sunil Gavaskar to become the Indian captain with the most runs in a single Test series, ending with 754 runs in just 10 innings.
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India had a strong first session on Day 3. Nightwatchman Akash Deep, who resumed on 4, surprised everyone with a fearless counterattack. He struck his maiden Test fifty and shared a 107-run partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal. Akash Deep scored 66 off 94 balls before falling to Jamie Overton. Jaiswal remained unbeaten on 85 as India reached 189 for 3 at lunch. By the time Gill fell post-lunch, India’s lead had gone past 150. Captain Gill may have fallen cheaply in his final innings of the series, but the numbers he leaves behind will be remembered for a long time.
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