IND vs WI 2nd Test: The second test match between India and West Indies is being played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. In this match, India declared by scoring 518 runs in the first innings. Shubhman Gill has made 3 records by scoring a century.
Shubman Gill Test record as a Captain: Shubman Gill’s bat has spoken strongly in the second test match against West Indies. He has scored a brilliant century while playing captaincy innings. In the second session of the second day, Team India has declared its first innings on the score of 558 runs. But, Gill remained unbeaten after scoring 129. West Indies bowlers completely failed to dismiss him. Gill hit 12 fours and 2 sixes. Ever since he took over the captaincy of the Indian team, his bat has been speaking volumes. By scoring the tenth century of his Test career, he has made three big records in his name.
Captain who scored fastest 5 centuries in terms of innings
Shubman Gill has come third in terms of scoring the fastest 5 centuries in terms of innings as a captain in Test cricket. He has achieved this feat in just 12 innings. At present, the name of former England batsman Alastair Cook, who scored five centuries in 9 innings, is at number one ahead of Dil. At the second position, former Team India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar had scored 5 centuries in 10 innings.
- Alastair Cook (England): 9 innings
- Sunil Gavaskar (India): 10 innings
- Shubman Gill (India): 12 innings
Batsman with most centuries for India in WTC
Apart from this, the batsman who has scored the most centuries for Team India in the history of the World Test Championship has now become Shubman Gill. Some 10 centuries have been registered in his name in WTC. Gill has left Rohit Sharma behind in this matter. Earlier, he remained on top with Hitman by scoring 9 centuries each. Now Rohit Sharma is on second position and Yashasvi Jaiswal is on third position with seven centuries.
- Shubman Gill: 10* century
- Rohit Sharma: 9 centuries
- Yashasvi Jaiswal: 7* centuries
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Highest individual score in Test as captain in India
The highest individual score has now been recorded in the name of Shubman Gill as captain in Test cricket on Indian soil. By playing a brilliant innings of 129 runs, he broke his own old record. Earlier, his highest individual score in a home test was 128 runs, which he scored against Australia in Ahmedabad in 2023. At the same time, he scored 119* against Bangladesh in 2024 at Chennai ground.
- 129* vs West Indies, Delhi, 2025, today
- 128 vs Australia, Ahmedabad, 2023
- 119* vs Bangladesh, Chennai, 2024
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