Youngest Indian captains to win an away Test match, Gill creates history
Youngest Indian captains to win an away Test match, Gill creates history
Shubman Gill shattered an all-time record of Sunil Gavaskar with India's win over England in Birmingham. He has become the youngest Indian skipper to win an away Test match. Here are the top 5 Indians to have done so.
5 - MAK Pataudi: Former India captain and legend MAK Pataudi led India in 40 Test matches since 1962-1975. He tasted his first away win as captain in 1968 against New Zealand in Dunedin. He was 27y and 41d old at that time.
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4 - Virat Kohli: Former skipper and another Indian icon Virat Kohli is known as one of the finest Indian Test skippers. He led India in 68 Tests, winning 40 of those. Kohli was 26y and 296d old when his team defeated Sri Lanka in a Test in Colombo in 2015.
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3 - Virat Kohli: Kohli features on this list yet again. The talisman leader is also the third youngest Indian skipper to win an away Test. He was 26y and 288d old when his team defeated Sri Lanka in the previous Test in Colombo in 2015.
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2 - Sunil Gavaskar: Indian legend Gavaskar was one of the finest batters of all time. He also led India in 47 Test matches, with nine wins and 30 draws. Gavaskar was 26y 198d when he won a Test against New Zealand in Auckland in 1976.
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1 - Shubman Gill: Gill has created history for India. In only his second match as Test skipper, Gill took India to a historic win at Edgbaston. He was only 25y and 297d old at the time of India's win over England in Birmingham.
