Shubman Gill Surpasses Virat Kohli; Indian Batters With Most Centuries In WTC History

Gill enters elite list [Source: AP Photo]

Over the last five years, Shubman Gill has been criticized for his Test performances. The youngster announced his arrival with a brilliant 91 against Australia at Gabba but has blown hot and cold since then. However, on Friday, the newly appointed India captain showed his class and registered his first Test ton in SENA nation.

This was his 6th Test century and one of his finest knock in red-ball cricket. During the course of his magnificent knock, Gill also surpassed his idol, Virat Kohli in terms of most hundreds scored by an Indian in WTC history. Gill, however, is not the leader when it comes to the most hundreds by an Indian as another batter occupies that spot.

Most hundreds by an Indian in WTC history

Former India captain, Rohit Sharma sits at the top as the batter slammed 9 Test centuries in WTC history and was the leader of the Indian batting unit. Gill, now occupies the second spot as he surpasses Virat Kohli in terms of centuries in WTC. Gill now has 6, while Kohli had 5 to his name.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, the next big thing of Indian cricket also slammed his 5th Test century and he is now at the 4th place, just ahead of Rishabh Pant, who has 4 Test tons under his belt. He, however, could soon have 5 hundreds to his name if he goes onto play a big knock on Day 2 of the first Test.

Gill joins former captains in elite list

The India captain also achieved a stellar record with his unbeaten century. Stepping into number 4, Gill showed maturity and class against the English bowlers and became the 6th Indian skipper to slam a century in England. 

Some of the prominent names in the list include the likes of Virat Kohli, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Sourav Ganguly and Mohammad Azharuddin.

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