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Before him, only five players – Warwick Armstrong, Don Bradman, Greg Chappell, Virat Kohli and Steve Smith, scored three centuries in their debut Test series as captain.
Delhi: The beginning of the fifth Test match between India and England at the Old Trafford ground in Manchester has been exciting. England scored a huge score of 669 runs in the first innings, in response to which India scored 358 runs in the first innings. By the time this news was written, India had scored 210/3 in the second innings and the guests were still behind 101 runs.
During this time, Shubman Gill was 101* and Washington Sundar 13* at the crease. Shubman has not only handled India’s second innings, but has once again created history by scoring a century.
The highest century in one Test series as captain:
4 – Sir Don Bradman vs India, 1947/48 (in domestic series)
4 – Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies, 1978/79 (in domestic series)
4 – Shubman Gill vs England, 2025 (abroad) **
The highest century in any one Test series for India:
4 – Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies, 1971 (Foreign)
4 – Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies, 1978/79 (in domestic series)
4 – Virat Kohli vs Australia, 2014/15 (Foreign)
4 – Shubman Gill vs England, 2025 (abroad) **
World’s first captain to score 4 centuries in debut series
Shubman Gill has become the first player to score four centuries in his first Test series as captain. Before him, only five players-Warwick Armstrong, Don Bradman, Greg Chappell, Virat Kohli and Steve Smith, scored three centuries in their debut Test series as captain.
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