Shubman Gill Breaks Rahul Dravid's Record Of Most Runs For India In...
Shubman Gill entered his name in the history books on Sunday (July 13) by breaking Rahul Dravid's record of scoring the most runs in a Test series for India in England. During the India tour of England in 2002, Dravid played four matches and amassed a total of 602 runs in six innings. Gill, on the other hand, has 603 runs to his name in six innings of three matches.
Gill, who scored 16 runs in the first innings of the Lord's Test, needed only two runs to break Dravid's record in the second innings, and he achieved the objective by scoring two runs on the last ball of the 13th over bowled by Brydon Carse.
Most Runs In A Test Series For India In England
PLAYER YEAR MATCHES RUNS
Shubman Gill 2025 3* 603*
Rahul Dravid 2002 4 602
Virat Kohli 2018 5 593
Sunil Gavaskar 1979 4 542
Rahul Dravid 2011 4 461
If Gill, who has scored three centuries in his first two Tests as captain, manages to score 55 runs in the second innings then he will break Virat Kohli's record of scoring most runs in a Test series against by Indian captain.
During the India-England Test series in 2016, Kohli played five matches and amassed a total of 655 runs.
The overall record of scoring the most runs as captain for India in a Test series is held by Sunil Gavaskar. During the 1978-79 India-West Indies Test series, Gavaskar scored 732 runs in six matches.
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