Shubman gill On Friday matched a 47 -year -old record held by Legendary Indian Batter Sunil GavaskarAfter reaching fifty on the first day of the first test of West Hindia at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.Gill, who saw in the losing touch, fell only after registering the eighth test fifty and the first as the Indian captain at home.The last Indian captain before Shubman Gill scored 50-plus in their debut episode as a home captain was Sunil Gavaskar, who made 205 against West Hindia at Wankhede Stadium in 1978.West Hindia captain Roston Chase broke the dangerous third wicket partnership between Kl Rahul and Shubman Gill. The Indian captain tried to be innovative, trying to sweep it upside down, but eventually hit one straight to the first slip.Interestingly, Gill had played a reverse sweep of Spin 17 times in his career and was rejected only twice.
Since becoming a captain, Gill has enjoyed a great run in the test. 754 He walked to destroy the previous 752 record set by Graham Gooch in 1990, most of the batsman in the test series between India and England.
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He also passed 732 Sunil Gavaskar as captain against West Hindia in 1978-79, a 47-year-old record, bringing him close to the Sir Don Bradman icon to the captain in a series.Shubman Gill also broke the Kohli Virat record, becoming the first Asian batter to cross 700 in a series of countries in the country. Tally from 754 past 692 Kohli walked from 2014-15 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
