Shubman Gill becomes third Indian with this Test record
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Indian captain Shubman Gill continues to break records in Test cricket. Gill has now become the third Indian with 700 runs in a bilateral Test series. The 25-year-old reached the landmark on Day 5 of the 4th Test against England at Old Trafford, Manchester. Gill continues India's bid to draw the Test. He added a century stand with KL Rahul in the third innings.
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Gill joins Jaiswal, Gavaskar
Gill is the third Indian to have slammed 700-plus runs in a bilateral Test series. The right-handed batter joined Yashasvi Jaiswal (712 runs vs England in 2023/24) and Sunil Gavaskar (732 runs vs WI in 1978/79 and 774 runs vs WI in 1970/71). As reported earlier, Gill surpassed Rahul Dravid to become the highest run-scorer for India in a Test series in England.
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Gill becomes first Asian batter with this Test record
Gill earlier etched his name in the history books by becoming the first Asian batter to score 650-plus runs in England in a Test series. He broke Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf's long-standing record of 631 runs.
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Gill gets past Virat Kohli
Earlier, Gill also broke Virat Kohli's record for the most runs scored by an Asian batter in a Test series played in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia) countries. The latter slammed 692 runs in the 2014/15 Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.