India Test captain Shubman Gill scored yet another hundred in the traditional format during the ongoing India Vs England Test match in Manchester on Day 5 and joined an elite list which includes Don Bradman and Sunil Gavaskar.
The 25-year-old Gill hit his fourth Test century of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series on Sunday and became the third player to hit four tons in a Test series as captain. Sir Don Bradman did the same in 1947/48 against India at home, and Gavaskar achieved the feat against the West Indies in 1978/79 at home. He is the first captain to do the same in an away series.
Most Hundreds In A Test Series As Captain
4 - Sir Don Bradman vs IND, 1947/48 (Home)
4 - Sunil Gavaskar vs WI, 1978/79 (Home)
4 - Shubman Gill vs ENG, 2025 (Away)
Gill has also made 722 runs so far in this series and is looking to overshadow Bradman's record of most runs in a Test series (810). This is his debut series as Test captain.
He joined Virat Kohli and Gavaskar in another feat, which is for the most tons in a Test series. Gavaskar scored four centuries in his West Indies tour in 1971 as well. Kohli did the same against Australia in the 2014/15 series.
Most Hundreds For India In A Test Series
4 - Sunil Gavaskar vs WI, 1971 (Away)
4 - Sunil Gavaskar vs WI, 1978/79 (Home)
4 - Virat Kohli vs AUS, 2014/15 (away)
4 - Shubman Gill vs ENG, 2025 (Away)
India are still trailing by more than 80 runs in the first session on Day 5 and have lost the wicket of KL Rahul. Ben Stokes dismissed him with an LBW. Jofra Archer dismissed the Indian captain for 103 runs. Now, Indian batters are eyeing a draw from this situation, and Washington Sundar is batting with Ravindra Jadeja.
India are trailing by 2-1 in the five-match series and need to draw or win this match to stay alive in the series.
