Shubman Gill joins elite list of captains with the highest scores in Tests in away games

Shubman Gill joined an elite list of overseas captains scoring centuries in Tests away from home, thanks to his brilliant double ton in the ongoing second Test at the Edgbaston ground in Birmingham.

Resuming from his 114 on day 2 of the match, Shubman Gill toiled hard and concentrated well on the crease. He received huge support from Ravindra Jadeja, who scored 89 runs, before his untimely dismissal. Jadeja and Shubman added 203 runs for the sixth wicket.

Then Washington Sundar joined Shubman Gill and the duo frustrated the England bowlers as well, adding 114 runs for the seventh wicket. Sundar toiled hard and scored a brilliant 42 runs in support of his captain Gill.

Gill, by then, had crossed the 200 mark and ultimately was dismissed for 269 runs, his highest Test and FC score. This was also the highest Test score by an Indian captain, going past Virat Kohli’s 254* against South Africa in 2019 in Pune.

Shubman Gill on 5th spot for the highest Test score in away games by a captain

Shubman Gill scored 269 with 30 fours and 3 sixes to his name, enabling India to post 587 runs in its first innings. He took 387 balls for his knock and is now in the fifth spot on the list of overseas captains with the highest Test score in matches away from home.

Mark Taylor leads the way with his 334*, which he scored against Pakistan in Peshawar while leading Australia in 1998. On the second spot comes Australia’s Bob Simpson, who made 311 against England in Manchester in 1964.

The third place goes to South Africa’s Graeme Smith, who made 277 against England in Birmingham in 2003. New Zealand’s Stephen Fleming slammed 274* against Sri Lanka in Colombo in 2003 as well.

Here is the full list of Highest overseas scores by Test captains:

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