The second Test between India and England at Edgbaston was full of records, with the new Test captain Shubman Gill smashing most of them. India sealed a 336-run victory in Birmingham, which is not only their first-ever win in the venue but is also the highest ever margin to win a Test. Here is a summing up of all the records that have been broken in the Test.
Shubman Gill records as a captain and batter
Gill smashed records both as a batter and captain in the Edgbaston Test.
| Record | Details |
| Youngest Indian captain to win a Test overseas | 25y 301d |
| First Indian & Asian captain to win a Test in Birmingham | Broke India’s winless streak at Edgbaston |
| 7th Indian captain to win a Test in England | Joins elite list including Dhoni, Kohli, Dravid |
| Most runs by an Indian in a Test match | 430 runs (202 & 228) |
| Most by visiting batter in a Test match | Breaks Mark Taylor’s 426 (1998) |
| First player to score 200 & 150 in one Test | 202 & 228 |
| 3rd Indian captain with centuries in both innings | After Sunil Gavaskar, Virat Kohli |
| 2nd after Gavaskar: 100 in 1st Test, 200 in 2nd | Historic feat |
| 2nd after Kohli: 3 100s in first 2 Tests as captain | Fast starter |
| First Asian captain with double century in SENA | 228 in Birmingham |
| Highest score by Indian captain in Tests | 269 (prev. Kohli 254) |
| Highest overseas score by Indian | Breaks Tendulkar’s 241* (Sydney 2004) |
| Highest by Indian in England | Breaks Gavaskar’s 221 (1979) |
| 3rd visiting captain with 250+ in England | After Simpson, Smith |
| 3rd Indian with 250+ in overseas Tests | After Sehwag, Dravid |
| 6th Indian captain with a double century | Joins elite group |
| 2nd youngest Indian captain with double ton | After MAK Pataudi |
| 4th Indian with 3 centuries in 3 consecutive Tests vs ENG | After Azhar, Vengsarkar, Dravid |
| 3rd Indian captain with back-to-back 100s vs ENG | After Hazare, Azhar |
| 2nd Indian captain with overseas double ton | After Kohli (200 vs WI, 2016) |
| 4th Indian with centuries in first two Tests as captain | After Hazare, Gavaskar, Kohli |
| 1st Indian, 5th overall with 4 century partnerships in 1 Test | After Hanif, Gooch, Taylor, Root |
Mohammad Siraj dominance in Sena Countries
| Record | Details |
| First Indian with a six-fer in both England and South Africa | 6/70 in first innings |
| Second Indian with Fifers in South Africa, England, Australia and West Indies | after Jasprit Bumrah |
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Other Indian record holders
Apart from Shubman Gill and Siraj, the young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal also holds records for the fastest 2000 Test runs as an Indian. Akash Deep breaks Chetan Sharma’s record on a flat pitch at Edgbaston. Here is a list of other individual records India made in the seond Test.