Shubman Gill broke Virat Kohli’s record for most runs in a single Test match as captain. The 36-year-old held the record with 293 runs against Sri Lanka in 2017. In the first innings, the Delhi-born made 243 runs and added another 50 runs in the second at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Gill broke the record in the second Test at Edgbaston, where he scored 269 runs in the first innings and completed the remaining runs in the second.
Notably, India lost two wickets of Karun Nair and KL Rahul to start Day 3, but Gill and Rishabh Pant managed to keep the scoreboard ticking by building a 51-run partnership until lunch on Day 4. Soon after lunch, Gill broke the historic feat and will be hoping to break several other records in the second innings.
Gill-Pant completes half-centuries each
Both Gill and Pant have been playing an attacking brand of cricket since lunch. The duo completed their half-centuries and didn’t change gears. Pant eventually got out after scoring 65 runs off just 58 balls. Gill, however, managed to keep the scoreboard ticking and broke the record for most runs by an India international in a single Test match.
The visitors are expected to play the entire session, if not more. India have already extended their lead by 450 runs and it needs to be seen how much more they add to that. The goal will be to give England ample time for the chase, so that the Ben Stokes-led side plays a risky brand of cricket, and that helps India clinch quick wickets in the middle.
Meanwhile, even in the first innings, Gill broke several records, including the one for the most runs by an Indian captain in Test cricket history. He also became only the fifth cricketer to register a double century in Test and ODI cricket.