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Gill becomes 8th Indian batter to score hundred in both innings of a Test

Gill also broke the record for the highest aggregate score by an Indian batter in a match

Shubman Gill during day of Edgbaston Test

Shubman Gill during Edgbaston Test

Aditya Kaushik New Delhi

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Shubman Gill continued his form of life in England as the newly appointed Indian skipper. After scoring 269 in the first innings, he went on to score another century — his 8th overall in Tests — to become only the 8th Indian batter to score a century in both innings of a Test match. Apart from him, Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar (three times), Rahul Dravid (twice), Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, and, most recently, Rishabh Pant also have this record to their name.  Indian players with century in both innings of a Test 
No. Player Innings 1 Innings 2 Opponent Venue Date
1 Vijay Hazare 116 145 Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 23-Jan-48
2 Sunil Gavaskar 124 220 West Indies Port of Spain 13-Apr-71
3 Sunil Gavaskar 111 137 Pakistan Karachi 14-Nov-78
4 Sunil Gavaskar 107 182* West Indies Kolkata 29-Dec-78
5 Rahul Dravid 190 103* New Zealand Hamilton 02-Jan-99
6 Rahul Dravid 110 135 Pakistan Kolkata 16-Mar-05
7 Virat Kohli 115 141 Australia Adelaide 12-Jan-14
8 Ajinkya Rahane 127 100* South Africa Delhi 03-Dec-15
9 Rohit Sharma 176 127 South Africa Visakhapatnam 02-Oct-19
10 Rishabh Pant 134 100 England Leeds 23-Jun-25
11 Shubman Gill 269 100* England Edgbaston, Birmingham 04-Jul-25
 
Gill Joins Elite Club with Century and Double Ton in Same Test 
 
Shubman Gill’s sublime form with the bat continued to rewrite history books, as the Indian skipper became only the ninth player in Test history—and just the second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar—to score a double century and a century in the same Test match. After a marathon 269 in the first innings, Gill followed it up with a blistering 161 off just 162 balls in the second.
 
His remarkable feat places him in an elite list alongside cricketing greats such as Graham Gooch, Brian Lara, Kumar Sangakkara, Greg Chappell, Doug Walters, and Marnus Labuschagne. Gavaskar had set the benchmark with scores of 124 and 220 against the West Indies in 1971, and now Gill has added a new chapter to that legacy—tiring out bowlers and thrilling fans in equal measure.
 

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First Published: Jul 05 2025 | 8:08 PM IST

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