IND vs SA: The first Test match is being played between India and South Africa at Kolkata Eden Garden. In this mobile, Indian captain Shubman Gill has a great opportunity to create a new record. He will become the first batsman in the world to do so.
India vs South Africa Test: The first test match between India and South Africa has started. Both the teams are facing each other at the Eden Garden Stadium in Kolkata. In this match, the African captain has invited the Indian team to bowl first after winning the toss. Team India is playing a series of two high voltage matches under the leadership of Shubman Gill. The Indian captain also has a chance to create a new record in the match. If he comes to bat and scores 54 runs, he will create history. Let us tell you about it…
Shubman Gill will create new history
If right-handed batsman Shubhman Gill succeeds in scoring 54 runs in the Kolkata Test, then he will become the first batsman in the world to touch the 1000-run mark in the World Test Championship 2025-27. No batsman has reached this figure yet in this edition, but Gill has a chance to create history. At the same time, he is the fourth batsman in the world in terms of scoring the most runs so far in the history of the World Test Championship. He will have a great chance to move up in this list also.
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Gill’s figures are excellent in WTC 2025-27
Shubman Gill’s statistics have been amazing so far in the World Test Championship 2025-27. He has played 7 Test matches so far and during this period he has scored 946 runs in 13 innings at an average of 78.83. He has scored 1 double century, 5 centuries and 1 half century from his bat. His highest individual score has been 269. He is now just 54 runs away from touching the milestone of 1000 runs. In which country match against South Africa can he achieve this position?
The year 2025 has been amazing for Gill
Apart from this, the year 2025 has been wonderful for Shubhman Gill so far. Runs are coming continuously from his bat. This year he has played a total of 8 Test matches and during this he has scored 979 runs in 15 innings. The competition spoke the most on the England tour. He had scored 754 runs in five matches. Now he can strengthen this figure even further in his Test career. On top of that, Gill also loves batting on the Kolkata pitch. He himself had mentioned this in his press conference.
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