Gill pips Gavaskar to become highest run-scorer in a Test match: full list

Gill has continued to soar to new heights as a batter ever since he took over the Indian captaincy

India’s newly appointed Test skipper Shubman Gill is reaching new heights and breaking new records with every innings ever since he took over the captaincy role. Gill, leading India against England, started the series with a century in the first match before scoring 269 in the first innings of the second match at Edgbaston to break the record for the highest score by an Indian skipper in Tests. Gill then continued his purple patch in the second innings and went on to break another big record held by Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar. 

 

Gill now holds the record for most runs by an Indian batter in a single Test match after crossing his 76th run in the second innings. Gill has scored 345 runs in the match and has gone past Gavaskar’s record of 344, which he scored against West Indies in 1971. Gavaskar, in that match, scored 124 in the first innings and 220 in the second innings.

 

Full list of Indian batters with most aggregate runs in a single Test match

 

Player	1st Innings	2nd Innings	Match Total	Against	Venue	Start Date
Shubman Gill	269	77*	346*	England	Birmingham	02-Jul-25
SM Gavaskar	124	220	344	West Indies	Port of Spain	13-Apr-71
VVS Laxman	59	281	340	Australia	Eden Gardens	11-Mar-01
SC Ganguly	239	91	330	Pakistan	Bengaluru	08-Dec-07
V Sehwag	319	-	319	South Africa	Chennai	26-Mar-08
V Sehwag	309	-	309	Pakistan	Multan	28-Mar-04
R Dravid	233	72*	305	Australia	Adelaide	12-Dec-03