Shubman Gill becomes India's highest run-scorer in WTC history: Details
What's the story
Shubman Gill has become the highest run-scorer for India in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) history, surpassing Rishabh Pant. The young batter achieved this feat with a brilliant hundred on Day 2 of the second Test versus West Indies in Delhi. He scored his second consecutive 50-plus score in the series, taking his WTC tally past 2,800 runs. This puts him ahead of other Indian batting greats like Rohit Sharma and Pant on the WTC leaderboard.
Record-breaking run
Gill surpasses these names
In the WTC, Gill has played 39 matches (including the Delhi Test) and scored 2,826 runs at an average of 43.47, as per ESPNcricinfo. His highest score in the WTC so far is a whopping 269. He also has 10 centuries and eight fifties to his name. With his latest century, Gill also went past Rohit (9) to become the batter with the most WTC tons. Pant (2,731) and Rohit (2,716) now trail Gill in terms of WTC runs.
Run
Over 900 runs as Test skipper
Gill scored an unbeaten 196-ball 129 as India declared at 518/5 while batting first. Since taking over as captain, Gill has been on a run-scoring spree in Tests. He racked up an impressive 754 runs at an average of 75.40 in the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England, his maiden leadership assignment in Tests. Playing his seventh Test as captain, Gill has now raced past 900 runs. This includes six 50-plus scores, including five tons.
Global standing
Overall WTC leaderboard
On the overall ICC World Test Championship leaderboard, England's Joe Root leads with 6,080 runs at an average of 52.86. He is followed by Australia's Steve Smith (4,278 runs at an average of 49.74) and Marnus Labuschagne (4,225 runs at an average of 48.01). Meanwhile, Gill, who made his debut in December 2020, has not played a Test outside the WTC era.