After a record-breaking outing in the second Test against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham, Indian skipper Shubman Gill is on the cusp of breaking several more records when the two teams meet at Lord’s from Wednesday.
With scores of 269 and 161 under his belt, Gill will fancy his chances of going past some of Test cricket’s most coveted records.
Here are the top five records Gill could break during the ongoing Test series between England and India:
Most runs in a Test series
Gill is just 390 runs away from breaking the legendary Don Bradman’s hallowed record for most runs in a Test series. Bradman had amassed a whopping 974 runs in seven innings during the Ashes in England in 1930.
Most runs by an Indian in a Test series
The Indian skipper needs another 190 runs to go past Sunil Gavaskar’s tally of 774 runs in a Test series—which is the most by an Indian. Gavaskar had scored 774 runs in eight innings at a whopping average of 154.80 in West Indies during the 1970-71 series.
Most runs by a captain in a Test series
Gill has a shot at breaking another of of Bradman’s records—that of scoring the most runs as skipper in a Test series. The Australian legend had accumulated 810 runs in nine innings during the home Ashes series in 1936-37. Gill is just 226 runs short of the mark.
Most runs by an Indian captain in a Test series
Gill is snapping at the heels of Gavaskar’s record of most runs by an Indian skipper in Test series. Gill needs 148 runs more to go past Gavaskar’s tally of 732 runs, tallied during the home Test series against West Indies in 1978-79.
Most runs by an Indian in a Test series in England
With just 18 runs away from going past Rahul Dravid for most runs by an Indian in a Test series in England, Gill is assured of gobbling up this record. Dravid had amassed 602 runs in six innings during the drawn 2002 series in England.
