Shubman Gill is known for his classy batting, has been in terrific form since his U-19 World Cup heroics in New Zealand, where he finished as the second highest run-getter in the tournament with 372 runs from six games as India clinched the title. Since then, Gill's career graph has only gone north. He was picked up by INR 1.8 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2018 auction and he did well batting lower down the order for the Kolkata franchise, scoring 203 runs from 13 games at an average of 33.83. The Punjab top-order batsman became India's 227th ODI player and is the seventh youngest ever to debut in the 50-over format with Sachin Tendulkar being the youngest at 16 years and 238 days.
Shubman Gill scored 754 runs in five innings during the Test series against England, falling just 21 runs short of Sunil Gavaskar’s long-standing record of 774 runs, the most by an Indian in a Test series, set against West Indies in 1970–71.
Shubman Gill etched his name into the history books as he had a stellar series in England. He shut the talks of his underwhelming batting average in SENA countries with a record-breaking series in England. Gill has now shattered Graham Gooch's 35-year-old record.
Shubman Gill has lost all five tosses in the ongoing Test series against India while calling heads every time. It reminded everyone of a hilarious incident from six years ago when Faf du Plessis tried to change his side's fortunes after he couldn't spell toss on the 2019 tour of India.
Shubman Gill and Joe Root both have been the best batters of their respective Test teams. In the Test series between India and England, Root and Gill have been the top scorers, smashing multiple centuries. Here's the stats comparison between them after 37 Tests:
With India performing well with the bat in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 against England, let us have a look at the Indian players with the most runs for the side in the history of the World Test Championship.
Shubman Gill scored 21 runs in the first innings at the Oval before getting run out, unfortunately. Owing to Karun Nair's half-century after nine years in Tests, India ended the day on a high, but they need to bat for as long as possible on Day 2.
Shubman Gill surpassed legendary Sunil Gavaskar on the list of most runs by an Indian captain in a Test series. He achieved the feat in the five-match Test series against England. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli features thrice on the list.
India's No. 3 and 4 batters Sai Sudharsan and captain Shubman Gill had negotiated the period of play on either side of lunch before the latter had a lapse in concentration. England chose to bowl on a greenish Oval wicket and had Indian batters in a fix.
India, led by Shubman Gill, broke the record for most runs in a Test series with 3,272 against England. However, early wickets, including Gill’s run-out for 21, put pressure on the visitors in the fifth Test as Karun Nair and Sai Sudharsan look to rebuild.
As India named their playing XI for the final game, the Oval Test became the 10th consecutive time when India didn't consider picking Abhimanyu Easwaran. During this period, they tried three different openers, and four different players at number three, but Easwaran continued to miss.
India lost the toss for the fifth match in a row and were invited to bat first by the England skipper, Ollie Pope. India lost a couple of wickets early before a heavy shower arrived to force an early lunch at the Oval on Thursday.
Shubman Gill broke Gary Sobers' 59-year-old record in the fifth Test against England at The Oval. He was tied with the former West Indies captain and needed only one run, which he did in the sixth ball he faced on Day 1.
India's luck continued to be poor as captain Shubman Gill lost the toss for the fifth consecutive time in this series. Overall, this is their 15th consecutive time that they have lost the toss. With this, Gill has joined Virat Kohli in a unique list.
Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa recently came forward and slammed England opener Zak Crawley for his behaviour in the latter stages of the final day of the recently concluded Manchester Test match against India.
Star India Test skipper Shubman Gill recently came forward and opened up on the decision to not introduce Washington Sundar into the bowling earlier in the recently concluded Manchester Test match against England.
England have already confirmed their playing XI for the fifth and final Test at the Oval, with four changes and the Indian side could have as many changes too. England are 2-1 ahead in the series, and India would be keen to get to a stalemate at the end of a long series.
Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh was on the heels of his Test debut in Manchester last week, but it seems the Oval might be it, if the Indian captain Shubman Gill's words were anything to go by. India will aim to level the series at the Oval after drawing the Manchester Test.
Indian captain Shubman Gill gave his perspective on the whole pitch inspection fiasco that unfolded at the Oval on Tuesday, two days before the beginning of the fifth Test. England have already named their XI, making four changes while India too are expected to play around with their combination.
India skipper Shubman Gill has retained his ninth place in the latest ICC Test rankings for batters. Despite scoring a century, he hasn't climbed a single place. Rishabh Pant, meanwhile, scored 54 runs and batted with a fractured foot and has jumped up to seventh position.
Shubman Gill needs just one run to break Gary Sobers’ 59-year-old Test record for most runs by a captain in a SENA series. In his debut captaincy series, Gill aims to set new records while leading India to level the series against England at The Oval.