Shubman Gill Century: Shubman Gill created history by scoring a century in the Manchester Test, an Indian did this after 35 years

Shubman Gill Century: Shubman Gill has created history. After 35 years, an Indian has scored a century in Test cricket at the Manchester ground.

Indian captain Shubman Gill has registered his name in the pages of history. Shubman Gill scored a century on the fifth day in the fourth Test match being played at Old Trafford in Manchester. With this, a big record has been made in his name. In fact, after 35 years, an Indian batsman has scored a century at Old Trafford in Manchester. Earlier, Sachin Tendulkar had scored a century on this ground in 1990.

Shubman Gill scored a century on the 228th ball in the Manchester Test. During this, 12 fours came off the Indian captain's bat. The spectators present in the stadium stood up and applauded Gill's century. This is Gill's fourth century in this series.

With this, Shubman Gill has also equalled the record of scoring the most centuries in a Test series by an Indian batsman. Gill has scored his fourth century in the ongoing series against England. The record of scoring the most centuries in a Test series for India is jointly held by Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli. Gavaskar has scored four centuries in a series against the West Indies twice. Virat scored four centuries in a Test series against Australia.

Most centuries for India in a Test series

4 - Sunil Gavaskar v West Indies, 1971 (away)

4 - Sunil Gavaskar v West Indies, 1978/79 (home)

4 - Virat Kohli v Australia, 2014/15 (away)

4 - Shubman Gill v England, 2025 (away)**

Shubman Gill has now become the third player in the world to score the most centuries in a Test series as a captain. Before Gill, Sir Don Bradman had scored four centuries as captain against India. India's Sunil Gavaskar had scored four centuries in the series against the West Indies as captain.

Most centuries in a Test series as captain

4 - Sir Don Bradman v India, 1947/48 (Domestic)

4 - Sunil Gavaskar v West Indies, 1978/79 (Domestic)

4 - Shubman Gill v England, 2025 (Overseas)

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