
Records tumble as Gill smashes 269 at Edgbaston
269 – Gill now has the highest score by an India Test captain, surpassing Virat Kohli's 254* in Pune in 2019. His 269 is the seventh highest score for India in the format.
Highest scores as India Test captain
Score | Player | Opponent | Venue, Year |
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269 | Shubman Gill | England | Edgbaston, 2025 |
254* | Virat Kohli | South Africa | Pune, 2019 |
243 | Virat Kohli | Sri Lanka | Delhi, 2017 |
235 | Virat Kohli | England | Wankhede, 2016 |
224 | MS Dhoni | Australia | Chennai, 2013 |
2 – Gill became just the second Indian captain to register a Test double hundred away from home, after Virat Kohli. Overall, he is the fifth Indian captain to get to the milestone in Tests.
3 – Gill got to his double hundred in just his third innings as captain.
Aged 25 years 298 days, Gill became the second youngest Indian captain to hit a Test double-hundred.
Youngest to score a Test double hundred as India captain
Score | Age | Player | Opponent | Venue, Year |
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203* | 23y 39d | MAK Pataudi | England | Delhi, 1964 |
269 | 25y 298d | Shubman Gill | England | Edgbaston, 2025 |
217 | 26y 189d | Sachin Tendulkar | New Zealand | Ahmedabad, 1999 |
200 | 27y 260d | Virat Kohli | West Indies | North Sound, 2016 |
1 – Gill now has the highest score by an Asian Test captain outside of the subcontinent.
3 – Gill became the third Indian to register a Test double hundred in England.
5 – Gill is the fifth cricketer to register a double hundred in both Tests and ODIs.
95.2% – Gill's control percentage during his 387-ball stay.
4 – Gill had become the fourth Indian to score hundreds in his first two Tests as captain.
4 – Gill also joined Azharuddin, Vengsarkar, and Dravid for hundreds in three consecutive Tests for India against England.
587 – India registered their fourth-highest innings total in Tests in England.
376 runs added by India after the fall of the fifth wicket is their highest ever in a Test innings.
Most runs added after the fall of fifth wicket in a Test innings (India)
Runs added | Score | Opponent | Venue, Year |
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376 | 211/5 to 587 | England | Edgbaston, 2025 |
370 | 83/5 to 453 | West Indies | Kolkata, 2013 |
359 | 92/5 to 451 | West Indies | Chennai, 1983 |
346 | 228/5 to 574 | Sri Lanka | Mohali, 2022 |
326 | 305/5 to 631 | England | Mumbai WS, 2016 |
203 runs added by Gill and Ravindra Jadeja made it India's third highest partnership for the sixth wicket or lower in Tests in England.
2 – Gill followed the partnership with Jadeja with another 144-run stand with Sundar.