After being dismissed for 50 in the first Test against West Indies, Shubman Gill returned to score a century in the second Test in Delhi. India Test captain played an unbeaten innings of 129 off 196 balls, including 16 fours and 2 sixes, to take the team to 518/5 before declaring the hosts’ first innings. He formed three crucial partnerships with Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Dhruv Jurel to put Team India in a commanding position.
Gill scored his 10th Test century and overtook Rohit Sharma’s record for most centuries by an Indian batter in the history of the World Test Championship (WTC). Additionally, Shubman Gill is currently the leading run-getter for India in WTC, with 2826 runs, including 10 centuries and 8 fifties, at an average of 43.47 in 39 matches.