Shubman Gill Test career stats

Shubman Gill has risen to the ranks of captaincy for Team India in Test cricket after Rohit Sharma’s retirement, that took place in May 2025. Gill’s elevation in the side was questioned by his critics as they felt that the youngster isn’t a right person to lead the team as he hasn’t proven himself as a batter in red-ball cricket yet. Weeks before the crucial assignment of five Tests in England, the 25-year-old was handed the leadership mantle and his critics started talking about his Test numbers in England. They also highlighted Gill’s underwhelming performance against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, played Down Under.

After receiving the massive responsibility, Gill’s job was to prove himself in England and make his critics quiet. As of now, he has done a magnificent job as a batter in the England-India Test series. After two games, he has accumulated 585 runs in four innings. In the Birmingham Test, he notched up the score of 269, which is the best batting score of his six-year red-ball career. Noting the 25-year-old batting brilliance recently, it’s essential to recount his journey so far in the longest format of the sport.

Impressive debut in Melbourne in December 2020

In December 2020, Shubman Gill was handed his Test debut by Ajinkya Rahane, who was India’s stand-in skipper against Australia in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21. After Prithvi Shaw’s ineffective batting performance as an opener in the first Test in Adelaide, the team management trusted Gill to open innings with Mayank Agarwal at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Playing his maiden Test match of his career, the 20-year-old Gill put up impressive shows with his bat in both innings. In the first innings, he scored 45 off 65 with the help of eight boundaries while in the second innings, he stood at the crease with Rahane and took the team home with his unbeaten 35 off 36. India, while chasing just 70 runs, won that game by a convincing margin of eight wickets.

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Unsung hero of India’s famous victory in the 2021 Brisbane Test

In January 2021, India beat Australia by three wickets in the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, played in Brisbane’s Gabba and scripted history. Under Rahane’s captaincy, India chased down the score of 329 successfully in the second innings and claimed a 2-1 win in the series. For Australia, it was a massive defeat as India succeeded in breaching Gabba’s fortress. It was the hosts' first loss at the venue after 32 years.

Rishabh Pant’s unbeaten 89-run contribution is remembered a lot among India’s supporters but it was Shubman Gill, who set the momentum with his batting. As an opener, he gave a perfect start to the side while facing Australia’s formidable fast-bowling trio of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, and Josh Hazlewood. He played a 91-run innings and emerged as the highest run-getter in the second innings.

Notable performance against England in the Anthony de Mello Trophy 2023-24

In 2024, when England came with the aim of winning a Test series on Indian soil after 12 years again, India’s young brigade performed marvelously and foiled the English team’s plans. Gill made a vital contribution with his bat in India’s 4-1 series win, chipping in with 452 runs with a couple of hundreds and two fifties in nine innings of five contests. With these numbers, he ended up as the second-leading run-getter in the five-match tournament.

Breaking into record books in the Birmingham Test against England

Gill played his Test career’s best knock against England in Birmingham. After losing his first Test as India skipper in Leeds, Gill didn’t let the defeat affect his batting performance in the second game at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground. Taking England’s bowling attack to the cleaners, he went on to hammer his maiden Test double ton.

Following his 200, he looked more relentless against bowlers and thrashed them mercilessly. He ended his knock after scoring 269. His innings was studded with 33 boundaries (30 fours and three sixes). His standout 269 is the highest individual score by an Indian in England.

After the unprecedented batting in the first innings, Gill emerged as a nightmare for English bowlers in the second innings. This time, he produced a majestic knock of 161 from his bat. With the couple of scintillating knocks in the match, he became the second Team India batter after legend Sunil Gavaskar to score a double century and a hundred in the same Test match.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): 

Q1. Which record did Shubman Gill break during 2nd Test vs England?  

Ans: Shubman Gill surpassed Sunil Gavaskar to amass most runs by an Indian player in a single Test match. He is also just behind England's Graham Cooch in the list as he amassed total 430 runs (269 and 161) in the second Test against England in Birmingham.

Q2. What is Shubman Gill's highest score in Test cricket?

Ans: Shubman Gill registered his highest Test score with his innings of 269, hitting 30 fours and three sixes.

Q3. Which bowler has dismissed Shubman Gill the most in Tests?

Ans: In Test cricket, James Anderson has dismissed Shubman Gill the most times, with 6 dismissals.