Gill ends Gavaskar's hegemony, breaks 47-year-old record

Shubman Gill has been utterly dominant with the bat in the ongoing five-match Test series against England. Having been appointed as the new Test skipper ahead of the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy, Gill has led from the front emphatically. On Day 1 of the fifth and final Test in London, Gill once again justified BCCI’s decision to name him Rohit Sharma's successor, as the 25-year-old broke Sunil Gavaskar’s 47-year-old record.

Receiving a back-of-a-length and widish delivery, Gill hung back in his crease, judging the length perfectly, and then hammered it for a four, through the covers to get to 11 off 17 balls.

Gill remained unbeaten at 15* off 23 balls, taking India to 72/2 at lunch. Meanwhile, Sudharsan is batting on 25 off 67 deliveries.

Gill is also now only 38 runs short of breaking Gavaskar's 54-year-old record for most runs by an Indian batter in a bilateral Test series. Gavaskar got 774 runs during his debut series in 1971 against the West Indies, a performance which saw him clatter four centuries and three fifties in only four Tests, at an average of 154.80.

Gill, who is leading India for the first time in Tests during this series, has already reached 737 runs in eight innings, at an average of 90.25, packed with four tons.

India trail 1-2 in the series, but a win in the final Test will see them end it in a draw. India were jolted early when Yashasvi Jaiswal (2) lost his wicket out LBW to Gus Atkinson. Chris Woakes then removed KL Rahul (14).

Source: Hindustan Times