Indian cricket team skipper Shubman Gill shattered multiple world records with a brilliant century on Day 5 of the fourth Test match against England at Old Trafford on Sunday. Gill became the first batter ever to hit four hundreds in his debut Test series as captain – a feat that even Virat Kohli could not achieve. Five others – Warwick Armstrong, Don Bradman, Greg Chappell, Virat Kohli and Steven Smith – had three each in their debut series as captain. Gill’s century on Sunday also means that he now has the most 100-plus scores by a captain in a Test series against England. As a captain, only Don Bradman and Sunil Gavaskar have slammed 4 centuries in a Test series before Gill joined the illustrious list.
Most hundreds for India in a Test series
4 – Sunil Gavaskar vs WI, 1971 (Away)
4 – Sunil Gavaskar vs WI, 1978/79 (Home)
4 – Virat Kohli vs AUS, 2014/15 (Away)
4 – Shubman Gill vs ENG, 2025 (Away)
Gill fell after smashing his fourth century of the ongoing five-match series as India reached 223 for four at lunch on the fifth and final day of the fourth Test against England on Sunday.
At the break, Washington Sundar was batting on 23 and Ravindra Jadeja was yet to open his account as India trailed by 88 runs.
Opener KL Rahul was dismissed by Ben Stokes for a doughty 90, ending a 188-run partnership for the third wicket with Gill.
Resuming the day on 174 for two and with a deficit of 137 runs, overnight batter Gill completed his hundred before falling to Jofra Archer just before lunch at Old Trafford.
(With PTI inputs)
