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Shubman Gill goes past Kohli, posts highest Test score as India skipper
Highest score by an Indian skipper in Test cricket
Rank Player Score Opponent Venue Year
1 Shubman Gill 269 England Birmingham 2025
2 Virat Kohli 254* South Africa Pune 2019
3 Virat Kohli 243 Sri Lanka Delhi 2017
4 Virat Kohli 235 England Mumbai 2017
5 MS Dhoni 224 Australia Chennai 2013
First Indian skipper to breach 200 in England
Before Gill's knock, no Indian captain had ever managed a double hundred in a Test against England on English soil. The previous best belonged to Mohammad Azharuddin, who scored 179 at Old Trafford in 1990. Gill now owns that record, becoming the first Indian skipper to score a double ton in England. His ability to read the conditions early and accelerate post-lunch was hailed as a textbook example of modern Test match batting by the Indian support staff.
Elite company: Sehwag, Tendulkar, Dravid — and now Gill
Gill's 269 places him in rare air, becoming just the sixth Indian to score 250 or more in a Test innings. He now joins the ranks of legends like Virender Sehwag, who achieved the feat four times, as well as V.V.S. Laxman, Rahul Dravid, Karun Nair, and Kohli. However, unlike his predecessors, Gill's knock came outside the Indian subcontinent, making it the highest-ever Test score by an Indian batter overseas — surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's unbeaten 241 at Sydney in 2004.
Dominance in SENA countries: A historic Asian first
Gill also broke ground as the first Asian captain to score a double hundred in SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia). Until now, the highest score in these regions by an Asian captain was Tillakaratne Dilshan's 193 at Lord's in 2011. His performance is now the gold standard for Asian leadership abroad, showing not just flair but also tactical composure under challenging English conditions.
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