"Consider the replies he has provided... (implied: this is commendatory) Parthiv Patel praises Gill's stellar England tour with the bat"
In a spectacular display of batting prowess, Indian cricketer Shubman Gill amassed an impressive 754 runs in the 2025 England Test series, making him the highest-scoring Asian batsman in a Test series in England.
Gill's average for the series was a staggering 75.40, with four centuries and a career best score of 269. This surpassed the previous record of 692 runs held by Virat Kohli in England[1][2]. While Gill narrowly missed out on breaking Sunil Gavaskar's all-time Indian record of 774 runs in a Test series by 20 runs, his achievement is all the more impressive given he was also India's Test captain for the first time, balancing leadership pressures alongside his batting feat[1][3][5].
The series, which took place in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, saw Gill deliver standout performances. His best outing was at Birmingham, where he scored 269 and 161 across both innings. This aggregate runs in a single Test match by an Indian captain was the second-highest, contributing heavily to India’s historic first Test win at that venue[2].
Gill's consistency was evident in his ability to convert every score above 50 into a century. Sunil Gavaskar acknowledged Gill's performance, even though Gill narrowly missed his aggregate record, and opined that Gill's achievement, under captaincy pressure, might have more impact than his own at that time[3]. Gill's exceptional performance earned him the ICC Men's Player of the Month for July 2025[4].
Gill's performance during the England tour ended in a well-fought 2-2 draw. His dominance overshadowed Kohli's prior records in England, and he outclassed Kohli during the SENA tour, securing the most successful tour by an Indian batter. By the end of the series, Kohli's international statistics stood at 6,000 runs in 118 matches at an average of 46.15, with 18 centuries and 25 fifties[6].
Parthiv Patel, former Indian wicketkeeper-batter, praised Gill for his performance during the England tour. Gill's 754 runs is the second-best amount of runs by an Indian in a Test series, after Sunil Gavaskar's 774 runs against West Indies in 1971[7]. Despite this, Gill's 2025 England series ranks among the all-time great Test series performances by an Indian batsman, closely trailing Gavaskar and overshadowing Kohli's prior records in England, with an impact that combines exceptional personal statistics and leadership under pressure.
References:
- ESPN Cricinfo
- Cricket Country
- The Indian Express
- ICC
- NDTV
- Cricbuzz
- Cricket Country
Sports news of the 2025 England Test series highlights Indian cricketer Shubman Gill's career-best performance, where he amassed 754 runs, setting a new record for the highest-scoring Asian batsman in a Test series in England. The opinion of Sunil Gavaskar, a former Indian cricketer, suggests that Gill's achievement, under captaincy pressure, might have a more significant impact on sports history than his own at that time.
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