Shubman Gill’s double century in the second Test against England not only set several records but also contributed significantly to India’s impressive first innings total.
After being invited to bat by England’s captain Ben Stokes, India got off to a solid start on Day 1 of the second Test, with Gill breaking multiple records during his innings. With valuable contributions from Ravidra Jadeja (89) and Washington Sundar (42), India’s Captain Shubman Gill guided the team past the 500-run mark for the first time on this tour.
In first Day of the test series Shubman scored his second successive century. It marked the first double hundred by an Indian captain in England. Additionally, it was only the second test double century by an India skipper outside of India, with Virat Kohli previously achieved this against the West Indies
Gill continued to play aggressively and quickly surpassed the score of 221 set by Indian legend Dunil Gavaskar in 1979, thus becoming the Indian batsman with the highest Test score in England.
Highest Score as India Men’s Test Captain
Sbubman Gill -269 (India vs England), Birmingham, 2025
Virat Kohli – 254 (India vs South Africa), Pune, 2019
Virat Kohli – 243 (India vs Sri Lanka), Delhi, 2017
Virat Kohli – 235 (India vs England), Mumbai, 2016
MS Dhoni – 224 (India vs Australia), Chennai, 2013
Gill broke the former captain Sachin Tendulkar’s 21 year old record of having the highest score by an India batsman in overseas conditions.
Tendulkar achieved an outstanding score of 241 against Australia in Sydney in 2004. During the 133rd over, he edged a delivery from Harry Brook past the wicketkeeper to reach his 250. This marked only the 9th time that an Indian batter had surpassed his milestone.
India Captain Overseas Highest Score
Shubman Gill – 269 (India vs England), Birmingham, 2025
Virat Kohil – 200 (India vs West Indies), North Sound, 2016
Mohammed Azharuddin – 192 (India vs New Zealand), Auckland, 192
Mohammed Azharuddin – 179 (India vs England), Manchester, 179
Sachin Tendulkar – 169 (India vs South Africa), Cape Town, 169
Gill Contributed and additional four runs before being dismissed by Josh Tongue at a score of 269, thereby attaining the second highest score by an Asian batsman in England, following Zaheer Abbas’s 274, which was also recorded in Birmingham in 1971.