IND vs ENG: Gill breaks Gavaskar’s 46-year-old record, registers highest score by an Indian in England

Shubman Gill scored a double century against England on Thursday during the second Test in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in Birmingham.

Gill, 25, broke Sunil Gavaskar’s 46-year-old record, registering the highest score by an Indian batter in an away Test. Gavaskar had scored 221 against England in 1979.

This is also Gill’s first double century in Tests. His previous best score was 147 that he made in the first Test at Leeds last week.

Highest score by Indians in England:

1) Shubman Gill – 222* in 2025 at Edgbaston

2) Sunil Gavaskar – 221 in 1979 at The Oval

3) Rahul Dravid – 217 in 2002 at The Oval

4) Sachin Tendulkar – 193 in 2002 at Leeds

5) Ravi Shastri – 187 in 1990 at The Oval