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.
With India's Test skipper Shubman Gill having scored 269 runs in the first innings of the second England Test, an old childhood video of the star cricketer has making the rounds all over social media where he is seen talking about Test cricket.
Indian captain Shubman Gill slammed his maiden double ton and went as far as breaking several Test records for an Indian skipper as he brought England to the mat at Edgbaston. While Gill did break Virat Kohli's Test record, who do you think holds the ODI record?
England, for the first time, are in actual and tangible trouble in the ongoing five-match Test series against India after the visitors piled on a massive score of 587 runs on the board, riding on captain Shubman Gill's record-breaking double century.
India captain Shubman Gill reflected on India's fielding performance in the second Test against England at Edgbaston. The 25-year-old highlighted that if India would have fielded the same manner in the first Test at Headingley, things could have been different.
Shubman Gill became the fifth Indian cricketer to score a double century in both Test and ODI cricket. The list features the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma among others.
Shubman Gill broke the record for most runs by an Indian captain in Test cricket history. Former captain Virat Kohli held the record with 254 runs to his name against South Africa in 2019. Gill toppled that against England at Edgbaston.
Shubman Gill created history by scoring the highest individual total by an Indian away from home. The 25-year-old scored a terrific double century against England in the second Test at Edgbaston to break Virat Kohli's record.
Shubman Gill continued his impressive run in the ongoing Birmingham Test and broke a couple more of India's batting records as captain away from home and in England, especially. Gill went on to complete his maiden double hundred in just his second Test as captain.
Shubman Gill is shining as captain in the ongoing England tour, having slammed two centuries in just three innings. On the opening day of the second Test, he smacked his 16th century in international cricket. Here's the stats comparison between Gill and Kohli after 16 tons at international level.
India's Test skipper Shubman Gill surpassed former India skipper MS Dhoni after the former hit his 16th international century when taking on England in the second Test of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025.
India's new Test skipper Shubman Gill has been exceptional for his side in the ongoing Test tour of England. Let us have a look at his net worth in 2025 from IPL salary, brand endorsements, and his earnings from other sources.
India lost a couple of wickets in the morning session but Yashasvi Jaiswal first and captain Shubman Gill late on, took the visitors through to the stumps with an opportunity to post a huge first-innings score after losing the toss in the second Test in Birmingham.
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 87 in the second Test vs England at Edgbaston, becoming the highest-scoring Indian opener at the venue. He broke Sudhir Naik’s 51-year-old record of 77 runs, showcasing confidence and class against the English attack.
Rishabh Pant surpassed Tim Southee and is only behind Viv Richards in the list of most sixes hit against England in Test cricket history. Young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal is not far behind Pant in the record list.
Shubman Gill became the fourth Indian captain to hit back-to-back Test centuries in the first two matches as the skipper. He joined the likes of Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli in the elite list.
Shubman Gill scored consecutive 50+ knocks as captain against England, including a 147 at Headingley and another solid outing at Edgbaston. He becomes the fifth Indian captain to achieve this feat, joining Hazare, Gavaskar, Ganguly, and Kohli.
India were batting first again in the second Test at Edgbaston, but the recent results are not favourable to the teams batting first at the venue. Ben Stokes also had a bit of overcast conditions to rely on for his decision as England look to repeat Headingley's heroics.
The second Test between England and India will commence tomorrow (July 2) at Edgbaston in Birmingham. With Jasprit Bumrah likely to be rested, the visitors are set to make at least one change to their playing XI. Here's India's probable XI for second Test vs England:
Former England cricketer Alastair Cook recently came forward and talked about how India's playing XI could look like in the upcoming second Test of the series against England. Both sides will lock horns at Edgbaston in Birmingham from July 2.
Former India skipper Mohammed Azharuddin recently came forward and opined that India's new Test skipper Shubman Gill needs time in role as the captain to succeed for the Indian team after the side's loss to England in the first Test.