Shubman Gill Achieves Big Record That Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Couldn't
India captain Shubman Gill scripted a major record on Sunday during the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.
- Shubman Gill became the first India captain to score 1,000+ runs in a single WTC cycle
- Gill surpassed Virat Kohli's previous record of 932 runs in the 2019-21 WTC cycle
- Gill reached 3,000 Test runs as the fourth-youngest Indian batter to do so
India captain Shubman Gill scripted a major record on Sunday during the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. The 26-year-old became the first India captain to score 1,000 or more runs in a single World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. Gill was on 976 runs before the start of the second Test. The previous record for the most runs scored by an India captain in a single WTC cycle was held by Virat Kohli, who amassed 932 runs during the 2019-21 cycle.
Gill also completed 3,000 Test runs, the fourth-youngest Indian batter to reach the milestone, with the youngest being Sachin Tendulkar at 23 years and 228 days.
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The batting superstar has taken to captaincy like fish to water and has not let the burden of leadership affect his batting, scoring 1,111 runs in 18 innings across 11 matches at an average of 74.06, with six centuries and a fifty, with a best score of 269.
It was an even-stevens session on day one of the second Test at Colombo, with Sri Lanka striking twice to remove both Indian openers, but the two-time World Test Championship (WTC) finalists having two extremely reliable stars holding the fort down.
At the end of the first session, India was 88/2, with skipper Shubman Gill (13*) and Devdutt Padikkal (11*) unbeaten. India lost wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal (45 in 53 balls, with nine fours) and KL Rahul (18 in 33 balls, with two fours and a six).
India won the toss and elected to bat first, with Madhya Pradesh all-rounder Saransh Jain making his Test debut and spinner Kuldeep Yadav missing the match due to viral illness.
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