Captain Shubman Gill has registered his name in the pages of history. In the fourth Test match being played at Old Trafford, Manchester, Shubman Gill scored a century on the fifth day. With this, his name has been a big record.
Actually, after 35 years, an Indian batsman has scored a century in Old Trafford, Manchester. Earlier in 1990, a century was scored on this ground with Sachin Tendulkar's bat.
Shubman Gill scored a century on the 228th ball in the Manchester Test. During this, 12 fours came out of the Indian captain's bat. The audience present in the stadium stood up and applauds Gill's century. This is Gill's fourth century in this series.
Along with this, Shubman Gill has also equaled an Indian batsman's record of scoring the most centuries in a Test series. Gill has scored the fourth century in the series against England. The record of scoring the most centuries in the series in a Test for India is jointly named after Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli. Gavaskar has scored four centuries in a series against the West Indies twice. At the same time, Virat had hit four centuries in the Test series against Australia.
The highest century for India in a Test series
4 - Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies, 1971 (Foreign)
4 - Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies, 1978/79 (Domestic)
4 - Virat Kohli vs Australia, 2014/15 (Foreign)
4 - Shubman Gill vs England, 2025 (abroad) **
At the same time, Shubman Gill has now become the third player in the world to score the most centuries in a Test series as captain. Before Gill, Sir Don Bradman has scored four centuries, captaining against India. At the same time, Sunil Gavaskar of India had scored four centuries in the series against the West Indies while being captain.
The highest century in a Test series as captain
4 - Sir Don Bradman vs India, 1947/48 (Domestic)
4 - Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies, 1978/79 (Domestic)
4 - Shubman Gill vs England, 2025 (Foreign) **
