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Shubman Gill Out - (Source: AP)
On Saturday, August 2, Shubman Gill had Sunil Gavaskar's 55-year-old record in sight as the India captain required just 21 runs after Lunch to become the Indian with most runs in a Test series. However, the right-handed batter lost his wicket on the first ball post-lunch.
Shubman Gill Comes Close But Misses
The 25-year-old returned to the pavilion with a score of 11 (9). With the failure in the second innings, Gill ended the series with 754 runs in five matches. He required just 21 runs to go past the Little Master as Sunil Gavaskar scored 774 runs during the 1970-71 tour against the West Indies.
Here is the list of the most runs by an India in a Test series
774 - Sunil Gavaskar v WI (1971)
754 - ๐ฆ๐ต๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐น๐น v ENG (2025)*
732 - Sunil Gavaskar v WI (1978)
712 - Yashasvi Jaiswal v ENG (2024)
692 - Virat Kohli v AUS (2014)
655 - Virat Kohli v ENG (2016)
While Gill ends the series with the second-most runs by an Indian in a Test series, overall, he has the 19th-most runs in a Test series.
How Did Gill Do In His Maiden England Tour as Captain
Shubman Gill in the Anderson-Trophy 2025 series batted in 10 innings and amassed 754 runs, averaging 75.4. Further, the right-handed batter scored four centuries, including a double hundred.
Gill started the tour with a century and followed it up with a double hundred and a ton in the second match. Notably, after the first two Tests, Gill had amassed 584 runs. However, in the last three Tests, the Indian captain scored just a solitary century in six innings and scored 170 runs.
