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BIRMINGHAM: India skipper Shubman Gill rewrote the history books with his double century against England in the ongoing second Test here at Edgbaston on Thursday.
Shubman Gill broke Mohammad Azharuddin’s 35-year record of the highest individual score on English soil as India’s captain.
The right-handed batter surpassed the record against England after scoring 180 runs in the 115th over of the innings. Shubman Gill tapped the right arm pacer Josh Tongue’s ball on point for a single to surpass the former skipper.
Previously, Mohammad Azharuddin held the record with a score of 179 runs against England at Manchester in 1990.
With a double century against England, he joined an elite list featuring Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid, becoming only the third Indian to score 200 runs in an innings.
Highest Score As India Captain in England
Shubman Gill, 200* Birmingham 2025
Mohammad Azharuddin, 179 Manchester 1990
Virat Kohli, 149, Birmingham 2018
Gill, at just 25 years old, made history by becoming the first Indian captain to score over 300 runs in an overseas Test match. Moreover, he is only the third Indian skipper to achieve a score of `50 or more in Test cricket before turning 26.
Previously, MAK Pataudi achieved the feat twice along with legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
At the time of writing this story, India were cruising at 472-6 on day two of the Test with Gill batting on 200* off 311 deliveries.
Earlier, India started the day’s proceedings from 310-5 with Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja adding 203 for the sixth wicket partnership. The left-hander batter was removed for 89 off 137 deliveries, laced with 10 boundaries and a six.
After opting to bowl first, England toiled hard on day one with sublime knocks from Yashasvi Jaiswal (87) and Shubman Gill.
