Shubman Gill On Verge of Breaking Bradman’s 100 Year Old Record

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|10-07-2025

The Indian captain, Shubman Gill, is already making history in the ongoing Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy against England, scoring 585 runs in just two tests, including a maiden double century.

On this occasion, Gill is on the verge of breaking several world records set by legendary Don Bradman nearly a century ago.

He showcased a masterclass during the Edgbaston Test, helping the visitors to secure a dominating 336-run victory to level the series 1-1.

His remarkable innings broke multiple records, including surpassing Virat Kohli‘s highest score as Indian captain and Sunil Gavaskar’s record for most runs by an Indian in a Test match.

He also became the first Asian Captain to score a double century in SENA countries. With three tests remaining, Gill needs to score 225 runs to break Bradman’s record of 810 runs as a captain in a series, set during the 1936-37 Ashes.

Shubman Gill (image: X)

He’ll be also aiming on surpassing Bradman’s all-time record of 974 runs in a single series, needing 390 more runs to achieve the feat. Bradman scored three centuries and averaged 90 across five tests in that series.

He could become the fastest to reach 1000 test runs as captain, needing 415 runs in his next six innings to beat Bradman’s record of achieving this in 11 innings.

Shubman Gill has been in impressive form hitting three centuries out of four innings, putting him behind West Indies legend Clyde Walcott, who scored five centuries in a series against Australia in 1955.

Walcott remains the only player to reach this feat, Gill has the potential to match or even surpass him.

Meanwhile, Bradman’s best as a captain was four centuries in a series, accomplished against India in 1947. Gill is two centuries away of matching that record.

With England announced their playing 11, it is remained yet to see how India will field their playing 11. The third match of the series will be played between July 10 and 14 at The Lord’s, London.