Team India’s historic record under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, this happened with the team for the first time
Shubman Gill scored a brilliant century in both innings of the Edgbaston Test.
After the retirement of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from Test cricket, all eyes were on the Indian young batsmen whether they would be able to perform well in the challenging conditions of England. But these young players not only did wonders, but also surprised everyone. While four Indian batsmen together scored five centuries in the first Test at Leeds, in the second Test being played at Edgbaston, the Indian team led by Shubman Gill touched the 1000-run mark. This is the first time in the history of Indian Test cricket that more than 1000 runs have been scored in a Test match.
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Historic achievement of Team India
Earlier, India had scored the highest 916 runs in a Test against Australia in Sydney in 2004. But by crossing the 1000-run mark at Edgbaston, India has become the fifth team to score so many runs in a match in Test cricket.
List of world records
The world record for most runs in a Test match is held by England when they scored 1121 runs against West Indies in 1930. Australia is the only team to have achieved this feat twice—1028 runs against England in 1934 and 1013 runs against West Indies in 1969. Apart from this, Pakistan made it to the list by scoring 1078 runs against India in 2006 and South Africa made it to the list by scoring 1011 runs against England in 1939.
Contribution of Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill scored 269 runs in the first innings and 161 runs in the second innings in this Test, helping India set a huge target of 608 runs in front of England. The brilliant performance of Gill along with other batsmen led India to this historic feat. This achievement marks the beginning of a new era of Indian cricket.
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