ENG vs IND: Gill smashes another Kohli record, registers most runs by Indian captain in a Test

Shubman Gill overtook Virat Kohli to register most runs by an Indian captain in a Test during the second match against England in Birmingham on Saturday.

Gill had crossed Kohli’s 293-run record, which he managed against Sri Lanka in 2017, scoring 243 and 50 across two innings. The current Indian captain scored 269 in the first innings and is currently unbeaten on 80, making his match aggregate 346**.

During the innings, Gill also broke Sunil Gavaskar’s record of highest match aggregate by an Indian in a Test of 344.

During the first innings, Gill registered the highest individual score by an Indian captain, going past Kohli’s 254. His 269 is also the highest by an Indian batter in England, surpassing Gavaskar’s 221 at the Oval in 1979.

Most runs in a Test match by an Indian captain

1) Shubman Gill – 269 and 25* vs England, 2025

2) Virat Kohli – 243 and 50 vs Sri Lanka, 2017

3) Sunil Gavaskar – 107 and 182 not out vs West Indies, 1978

4) Sunil Gavaskar – 205 and 73 vs West Indies, 1978

5) Virat Kohli – 115 and 141 vs Australia, 2014