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Shubman Gill broke Kohli’s record, first Indian to do so against England
Samira Vishwas | July 27, 2025 11:24 AM CST

Shubman Gill Breaks Virat Kohli’s record: In the fourth match being played between India and England, Indian team captain Shubman Gill made a special record. As captain, she has become the first player to score the most runs against England. Shubman Gill has scored the most runs against England as captain. Gill has left Virat Kohli behind in this case.

In the second innings of the match being played on Saturday 26 July on 26 July, Shubman Gill achieved this position as soon as Shubman Gill scored 37 runs. Gill did this feat in the 17th over of the second innings by putting a four to Jofra Archer. During the Indo-England Test series in 2016, Kohli played a total of five matches and scored 655 runs with the help of two centuries and two fifties. Now Gill has overtaken Virat Kohli. Gill has scored 658 runs with 3 centuries in 4 matches of this series. Now Gill has to play another match.

Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the most runs in a series

Yashasvi Jaiswal holds the record of the highest runs by an Indian batsman against England in the Test series. In the five-match Test series between India and England in 2024, Jaiswal scored a total of 712 runs in five matches. Gill will have to score 55 runs in the current match to break Jaiswal’s record and secure number 1.

India-England Test series most runs (for India)

  • Yashasvi Jaiswal – 712 (2024) in India
  • Shubman Gill – 658* (2025) in England
  • Virat Kohli – 655 (2016) in India
  • Rahul Dravid – 602 (2002) in England
  • Virat Kohli – 593 (2018) in England

Sunil Gavaskar holds the record for the highest run by an Indian captain in a Test series. During the Indo-West Indies Test series in 1978-79, Gavaskar played six matches and scored 732 runs. Gill will have to score at least 114 runs in the second innings of the current Test to break this record. Gavaskar is also named after India to score the most runs in a Test series. In 1971, Gavaskar scored 774 runs in four matches for Ajit Wadekar’s captaincy team on India’s West Indies tour in 1971.


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