Bumrah was rested for the second match at Edgbaston to manage his workload on the long English tour
Gill scored 269 and 161 in both Indian innings and now has the second highest individual aggregate of runs in a single Test (430) behind former England skipper Graham Gooch.
Gill's form since becoming captain is staggering. Before this series, his highest Test score was 128. In England, he has rattled off scores of 147, 269, and 161.
Gill also broke the record for the highest aggregate score by an Indian batter in a match
Gill has continued to soar to new heights as a batter ever since he took over the Indian captaincy
Highest score as India captain to first Asian to score double ton in England: Shubman Gill broke as many as 10 records during his career-best innings in red-ball cricket during 2nd Test vs England
Before Gill's knock, no Indian captain had ever managed a double hundred in a Test against England on English soil
Ravichandran Ashwin hailed Gill's knock as the perfect way to start his leadership journey, calling it a confidence-boosting effort that would serve him well going forward
Gill is only the second player after Kohli to achieve this record in an away Test
Shubman Gill is only the second Indian captain after Md Azharuddin to score 150-plus in a single Test innings in England
Gill came out to bat when India lost their second wicket on 95 and went on to score a brilliant 100
Gill also did not commit to premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah playing at Edgbaston despite being available for selection.
Gill has been getting inputs from the likes of KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja, who have been to England multiple times, on how the Dukes has evolved in the last 7-8 years.
Notably, the last two captains, i.e., Gill and Bumrah, have both lost their debut game to England while defending a target in excess of 350 runs.
England's 362-run chase vs Australia in 2019 is the biggest successful chase at this venue in the 21st century
Shubman Gill becomes the first Indian player since Virat Kohli to score under on his maiden Test as captain
In a video released by the BCCI on social media, several players shared their thoughts on playing in England.
Buttler, who played under Gill at the Titans during IPL 2025, spoke highly of the young captain's temperament
Speaking on the team's batting order in the wake of Virat Kohli's retirement in the pre-match press conference, Gill said the No. 3 position remains undecided.
India vice-captain Rishabh Pant on Wednesday confirmed that Shubman Gill will bat at No. 4 in the Test series against England, while he will follow the skipper at the No. 5 slot.