Shubman Gill’s 269 in India’ first innings provides the 102^nd occasion of a batsman scoring a double century while batting at number four in the annals of test cricket. It also provide the 19th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a double century while batting at number four in the annals of test cricket

Shubman Gill’s 269 in India’ first innings represent the highest individual innings by an Indian batsman while batting at number four in the annals of test cricket. The previous best was V Kohli’s 254 not out against South Africa at Pune in Oct 2019

Shubman Gill’s 269 in India’ first innings provides the 40th occasion of a batsman scoring a double century while batting at number four in the annals of test cricket on away soil. It also provide the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a double century while batting at number four in the annals of test cricket on away soil.

Shubman Gill’s 269 in India’ first innings represent the highest individual innings by an Indian batsman while batting at number four in the annals of test cricket on away soil The previous best was SR Tendulkar’s 248 not out against Bangladesh at Dhaka in Dec 2004

Shubman Gill’s 269 in India’ first innings provides the 32^nd occasion of a captain scoring a double century while batting at number four in the annals of test cricket. It also provide the tenth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century while batting at number four in the annals of test cricket

Shubman Gill’s 269 in India’ first innings represent the highest individual innings by an Indian captain while batting at number four in the annals of test cricket. The previous best was V Kohli’s 254 not out against South Africa at Pune in Oct 2019

Shubman Gill’s 269 in India’ first innings provides the eleventh occasion of a captain scoring a double century while batting at number four in the annals of test cricket on away soil.

Shubman Gill’s 269 in India’ first innings represent the highest individual innings by an  captain while batting at number four in the annals of test cricket. The previous best was Afghanistan captain Hashmathullah Shahidi’s 246 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in Dec 2024

It also provide the second occasion of an Indian captain scoring a double century while batting at number four in the annals of test cricket on away soil. The other occasion was V Kohli’s 200 against West Indies at North Sound in Jul 2016

Shubman Gill’s 269 in India’ first innings represent the highest individual innings by an Indian captain while batting at number four in the annals of test cricket on away soil The previous best was V Kohli’s 200 against West Indies at North Sound in Jul 2016

Shubman Gill scored two centuries on trot as captain. He had scored 147 against England at Leeds in this series on his first captaincy assignment and followed it up with 269 in this test. He became the seventh captain in the annals of test cricket to score centuries in the first two tests  Others are – VS Hazare, SM Gavaskar, V Kohli, J McGlew, AN Cook and SPD Smith

No	No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	AN Cook	173	1	England	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	12 Mar 2010
	2	AN Cook	109*	4	England	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	20 Mar 2010
2	1	DJ McGlew	133	3	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955
	2	DJ McGlew	108	1	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957
3	1	Shubman Gill	147	1	India	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2025
	2	Shubman Gill	269	1	India	v England	Birmingham	02 Jul 2025
4	1	SM Gavaskar	116	2	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Jan 1976
	2	SM Gavaskar	205	1	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978
5	1	SPD Smith	133	2	Australia	v India	Brisbane	17 Dec 2014
	2	SPD Smith	192	1	Australoa	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
6	1	V Kohli	115	2	India	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
	2	V Kohli	141	4	India	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
7	1	VS Hazare	164*	2	India	v England	Delhi	02 Nov 1951
	2	VS Hazare	155	1	India	v England	Brabourne	14 Dec 1951

Shubman Gill scored two centuries on trot as captain. He had scored 147 against England at Leeds in this series on his first captaincy assignment and followed it up with 269 in this test. He became the fourth Indian captain in the annals of test cricket to score centuries in the first two tests.  Others are – VS Hazare, SM Gavaskar and V Kohli,

No	No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	Shubman Gill	147	1	India	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2025
	2	Shubman Gill	269	1	India	v England	Birmingham	02 Jul 2025
2	1	SM Gavaskar	116	2	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Jan 1976
	2	SM Gavaskar	205	1	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978
3	1	V Kohli	115	2	India	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
	2	V Kohli	141	4	India	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
4	1	VS Hazare	164*	2	India	v England	Delhi	02 Nov 1951
	2	VS Hazare	155	1	India	v England	Brabourne	14 Dec 1951

Shubman Gill scored two centuries on trot as captain. He had scored 147 against England at Leeds in this series on his first captaincy assignment and followed it up with 269 in this test. He became the second captain and second Indian captain in the annals of test cricket to score century in the first test and a double century in the second test.  SM Gavaskar of India is the other captain to achieve such a feat.

No	No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	Shubman Gill	147	1	India	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2025
	2	Shubman Gill	269	1	India	v England	Birmingham	02 Jul 2025
2	1	SM Gavaskar	116	2	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Jan 1976
	2	SM Gavaskar	205	1	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978

Shubman Gill scored two centuries on trot as captain. He had scored 147 against England at Leeds in this series on his first captaincy assignment and followed it up with 269 in this test. He became the second captain and second Indian captain in the annals of test cricket to score centuries in the first two tests   VS Hazare of India is the other captain to achieve such a feat.

No	No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	Shubman Gill	147	1	India	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2025
	2	Shubman Gill	269	1	India	v England	Birmingham	02 Jul 2025
2	1	VS Hazare	164*	2	India	v England	Delhi	02 Nov 1951
	2	VS Hazare	155	1	India	v England	Brabourne	14 Dec 1951

India was inserted by the opposition and posted 587 all out to provide the 28th occasion of a team posting 575 plus runs after it was inserted by the opposition in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the third occasion of a team posting 575 plus runs against England after it was inserted by the opposition. It also provides the second occasion of India posting 575 plus runs after it was inserted by the opposition. It also provides the first occasion of India posting 575 plus runs against England after it was inserted by the opposition.