Shubman Gill: The 2-match Test series between India and South Africa is starting from 14th November. Indian captain Shubman Gill has a great opportunity to create a new record. Pakistani batsman can become the number one Asian batsman by breaking the record of Babar Azam.
Shubman Gill Record: Indian captain Shubman Gill’s bat is currently speaking highly in Test cricket. Ever since this player has been given the command of the team, his stature has grown manifold. He is making big records one after the other. He is the highest run-scorer for Team India in the World Test Championship, while he is at 10th place in the overall list. India’s next Test match is with South Africa, which will start from November 14. In this match, Gill has a chance to break the record of Pakistani batsman Power Azam. By doing this he will become Asia’s top batsman…
Babar Azam’s runs in WTC
Babar Azam is currently at seventh position in terms of scoring most runs in the World Test Championship. He is currently the number one batsman in Asia in this matter. He has played 38 matches and scored 3129 runs in 70 innings at an average of 47.89. He has also scored 8 centuries and 19 half-centuries with his bat. Recently he broke the record of hitman Rohit Sharma. But, after Gill there is a great opportunity to take revenge.
Shubman Gill’s runs in WTC
At the same time, 26-year-old Shubman Gill has also batted amazingly in the World Test Championship so far. He has played 39 Test matches and during this period he has scored 2839 runs in 72 innings at an average of 43.78. He has scored 10 centuries and 8 half-centuries with his bat. His highest individual score in WTC is 269 runs, which is better than Babar Azam.
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Just so far from Babar’s record
The Indian Test captain is currently not far away from Babar Azam’s record. It is worth noting that, his bat is also doing well in the red ball format at the moment. To break the record of Pakistani batsman, this player needs only 290 runs. According to Test, these runs are not much. Even one good innings is enough to reach this figure. Apart from this, they also have a 2 test match series against South Africa, in which 4 innings can be played. During this period, once he reaches the figure of 300, he will become the number one batsman of Asia.
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