Let us tell you about this record of Shubman Gill.
As soon as Indian captain Shubman Gill scored a century in the ongoing Test match against England in Birmingham, he has registered a special cricket record in his name. Let us tell you that after playing a brilliant innings of 269 runs in the first innings of this Test match, Gill also batted brilliantly in the second innings.
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Gill took the English bowlers to task in the match and scored the 8th century of his Test career with the help of 9 fours and 3 sixes in 130 balls. So, as soon as he scored 100 runs, he has become the first player to score the most runs in a Test match from India. Let us tell you that till the time of writing the news in the second Test match against England, Gill has scored a total of 349* runs in both innings.
With this, Gill has left behind many legendary players including former Indian legends Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag and Sourav Ganguly in terms of scoring the most runs for India in a Test match.
Players who scored the most runs in a Test match for India
Player- Runs
Shubman Gill vs England 2025- 349*
Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies 1971- 344
VVS Laxman vs Australia 2001- 340
Sourav Ganguly vs Pakistan 2007- 330
Virender Sehwag vs South Africa 2008- 319
Status of Birmingham Test match
On the other hand, if we tell you the status of this match, then Team India has scored a total of 304 runs at the loss of 4 wickets after batting 68 overs in the second innings till the tea break on the fourth day. Team India’s lead over England has currently increased to 484 runs.
At the moment Shubman Gill is present at the crease with 100* runs and Ravindra Jadeja with 25* runs. On the other hand, from England’s bowling side, Josh Tongue has got 2 wickets and Brydon Carse and Shoaib Bashir have got 1 wicket each.
