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Shubman Gill has etched his name in the history books with a breathtaking 269-run knock against England at Edgbaston, making it the highest individual score by an Indian captain in Test cricket. This surpasses Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 254 against South Africa in Pune back in 2019.
Gill’s 269: A Landmark Knock Beyond Asia
Gill’s innings is now the highest Test score by an Indian batter outside Asia, overtaking Sachin Tendulkar’s 241 at the SCG* in 2004. It also ranks as the third-highest by an Indian in away Tests, behind:
- Virender Sehwag – 309 (Multan, 2004)
- Rahul Dravid – 270 (Rawalpindi, 2004)
Only two other Indian batters had previously scored double hundreds in England:
- Sunil Gavaskar – 221 (The Oval, 1979)
- Rahul Dravid – 217 (The Oval, 2002)
Seventh Highest Test Score for India Overall
Gill’s 269 now stands as the seventh-highest score by an Indian in Test history, joining the elite company of Sehwag, Dravid, Kohli, and Tendulkar.
Exceptional Batting Control at Edgbaston
- 93.28% control percentage: One of the most dominant innings in recent times.
- Only Ian Bell (96.45%) in 2011 and Jamie Smith (94.6%) in 2023 have recorded better control percentages during hundreds in England since 2006.
Records Set by Gill at Edgbaston
- Third-highest score by a visiting batter at Edgbaston. Only:
- Graeme Smith – 277 (2003)
- Zaheer Abbas – 274 (1971)
- have scored more.
- Eighth-highest by a visiting batter in Tests in England.
- Highest score by any batter after being put into bat in a Test match – a new Indian record.
More Career Milestones for Gill
- Joins exclusive club of batters with double centuries in both Tests and ODIs, alongside:
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Virender Sehwag
- Rohit Sharma
- Chris Gayle
- One of only seven batters with centuries in their first two Tests as captain. The other Indians in this list:
- Vijay Hazare
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Virat Kohli
India’s Massive Lower-Order Recovery
- India scored 376 runs after the fall of Nitish Reddy, marking the highest addition for the last five wickets in a Test for India.
Ravindra Jadeja: Lower-Order Pillar Again
- 3 double-century partnerships for the 6th wicket or lower in Tests.
- Only Gilchrist (6), BJ Watling (5), and MS Dhoni (4) have more.
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s Consistent Run vs England
- Scored 50+ in all seven of his Tests against England, joining legends:
- Viv Richards
- Mark Taylor
