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MANCHESTER: India captain Shubman Gill extended his rich vein of form in the fourth Test against England, levelling with legendary Don Bradman after scoring another gutsy hundred at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Gill, who hit his fourth ton in the same number of games, tied with Bradman for most centuries as skipper in a Test series.
With this feat, Shubman Gill also became the first player to hit four tons in his maiden Test series as captain.
Captains to Score Four Centuries in a Test Series
Don Bradman – India tour of Australia 1947/48
Sunil Gavaskar – West Indies tour of India 1978/79
Shubman Gill* – India tour of England 2025
Most Hundreds In Debut Test Series As Captain
Shubman Gill – 4 Centuries
Warwick Armstrong – 3 Centuries
Don Bradman -3 Centuries
Greg Chappell -3 Centuries
Virat Kohli -3 Centuries
Steven Smith -3 Centuries
A day earlier, the Indian captain surpassed former Pakistan batter Mohammad Yousuf’s record for most runs scored by an Asian player in a Test series in England.
Most runs in a Test series in England (by an Asian batter)
Shubman Gill* India 657 runs, 2025
Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistan, 631 runs, 2006
Rahul Dravid India, 602 runs, 2002
Virat Kohli, India, 593 runs, 2018
Sunil Gavaskar, India, 542 runs, 1979
The right-handed batter came out to bat with India in dire straits, trailing 0-2 on day four of the Test match.
Gill forged a crucial 188-run stand with KL Rahul to steady India in chasing down England’s substantial lead.
KL Rahul was removed early on the morning of the final day; however, Gill continued and went on to score a century. He was dismissed for 103 runs, soon after completing his century.
At the time of filing this story, India were 279-4, still trailing by 32 runs. Ravindra Jadeja stood at 33* while Washington Sundar scored 39* off 107 balls.
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