Records tumble as Gill smashes 269 at Edgbaston

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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
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
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
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.



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