MANCHESTER, UK, July 27 (Agencies): Shubman Gill's golden run in the ongoing Test series against England reached another milestone on Day 5 at Old Trafford on Sunday. The Indian captain scored his fourth century of the series, becoming only the third skipper in Test history to notch four hundreds in a single series, alongside Sir Don Bradman and Sunil Gavaskar.
Gill delivered a masterclass at Old Trafford, etching his name in cricketing folklore with a fourth century of the series-an exquisite 103 on the final day of the fourth Test against England.
The 25-year-old now stands as the only captain in Test history to notch four centuries in a debut series. Bradman's feat came in the 1947-48 home series against India, while Gavaskar's four tons lit up the 1978-79 series against the West Indies. Gill's achievement on foreign soil, however, adds a remarkable dimension to his already blossoming leadership.
No other Test captain in the game's history has scored four centuries in their first series. The previous best of three was held jointly by five cricketing greats, Warwick Armstrong, Don Bradman, Greg Chappell, Virat Kohli and Steven Smith. Gill has now eclipsed that benchmark with poise and assurance.
His innings also broke a 35-year-old Indian drought at Old Trafford, where the last Indian century had come from a teenage Sachin Tendulkar, who scored an unbeaten 119 in 1990. Gill's hundred, under vastly different circumstances, reaffirmed his standing as the cornerstone of India's top order.
With 722 runs already to his name in the series, Gill has surpassed Yashasvi Jaiswal's 712, scored against England at home in 2024. Only Gavaskar has scored more for India in a single Test series, 774 during the 1971 tour of the West Indies and 732 in 1978-79 against the same opposition.
Gill joins Bradman, Gavaskar with four tons in a single series
FE Team | Published: July 27, 2025 21:30:16
Gill joins Bradman, Gavaskar with four tons in a single series
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