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Shubman Gill entered his name in history books with a majestic knock against during the second Test of the ongoing five-match series against England. In the innings batting first at the Edgbaston, Birmingham, Gill notched up a brilliant 269 before being dismissed off the 387th delivery he faced. This was not only his highest individual score in Tests, but also his first ever double hundred, which gave India the perfect headstart in the game.

Without further ado, let's discuss the list of several records and milestones Shubman Gill created with his sensational innings at the historic venue against the Ben Stokes-led side

Highest individual score by India Test captains

Sr. No.	Player Name	Score	Opposition	Venue	Year
1	Shubman Gill	269	England	Edgbaston	2025
2	Virat Kohli	254*	South Africa	Pune	2019
3	Virat Kohli	243	Sri Lanka	New Delhi	2017
4	Virat Kohli	235	England	Mumbai (WS)	2016
5	MS Dhoni	224	Australia	Chennai	2013

Highest Individual Score by an Indian batter in England

Gill now also has the highest individual score by any Indian batter on the English soil. His 269 has now gone past the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid.

Sr. No.	Player Name	Opposition	Score	Venue	Year
1	Shubman Gill	England	269	The Oval	1979
2	Sunil Gavaskar	England	221	The Oval	2022
3	Rahul Dravid	England	217	Edgbaston	2025

250-plus scores by away captains in England

Sr. No.	Player Name	Score	Opposition	Venue	Year
1	Bob Simpson	311	England	Old Trafford	1964
2	Graeme Smith	277	England	Edgbaston	2003
3	Shubman Gill	269	England	Edgbaston	2025
4	Graeme Smith	259	England	Lord's	2003

250-plus scores by Indians away from home

Sr. No.	Player Name	Score	Opposition	Venue	Year
1	Virender Sehwag	309	PAK	Multan	2004
2	Rahul Dravid	270	PAK	Rawalpindi	2004
3	Shubman Gill	269	ENG	Edgbaston	2025
4	Virender Sehwag	254	PAK	Lahore	2006

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