3 Feats Shubman Gill Can Achieve During India Tour Of England 2025

Probuddha Bhattacharjee

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India are preparing for their upcoming tour of England. The team will be led by a young skipper, Shubman Gill. While all the eyes will be on how leads the team, the fans will also keep a notice on how he bats during the tour. The elegant right-handed batter stands on the verge of three significant career milestones ahead of the series.

2000 Test Runs

Shubman Gill is 107 runs away from achieving 2000 runs in Test cricket. The Indian batter has already shown his temperament and technique in the format, especially during the famous knock in Gabba (2021). Though his numbers are not brilliant in the format, reaching this landmark could see the beginning of a turnaround for Shubman Gill, the Test batter.

600 Fours Across All Formats

Gill has hit 583 boundaries across formats. So, this means his just 17 boundaries away from reaching the 600 mark at the highest level of the game. This speaks about his elegant stroke play and ability to find gaps as a top-order batter.

1000 Runs Against England

Shubman Gill has played 14 matches against England across formats and has scored 860 runs in them. He averages 43 against the English lineup across primarily two formats, the Tests and the ODIs.

So, this means that the new Indian Test skipper is just 140 runs away from scoring 1000 runs against England in all formats.

Conclusion

It will be a Test for Shubman Gill as a captain in his first series in the role. However, the conditions in England will also test the technique and temperament of the player as a batter. The onus will be on him to not only lead the team as captain and take the correct calls as the right but also provide solid foundations for the lower middle-order batters to build on. It will be intriguing to see how the ' Prince of Indian Cricket' responds to the challenge.