Gill surpasses Virat Kohli for most Test runs as captain against England

Kohli, who held the record with 655 runs against England in Tests, has now been overtaken by India's newly appointed skipper as he battles on England pacers to help India cut down England's lead.

Team India Test skipper Shubman Gill has surpassed former captain Virat Kohli for scoring the most runs as captain against England in red ball series. Gill got the record in his bag when he scored 37 runs during India's 2nd innings in the 4th Test against England in Manchester and went on to end Day 4 on 78 runs, taking the tally to 697 runs.  Kohli, who held the record with 655 runs against England in Tests, has now been overtaken by India's newly appointed skipper as he battles on England pacers to help India cut down England's massive 311-run lead on the day.  Check ENG vs IND 4th Test Day 4 LIVE SCORE UPDATES and full scorecard here 

Most runs as captain for India in Test series vs ENG
Captain	Runs	Series
Sunil Gavaskar	732	1978-79 (vs West Indies)
Shubman Gill	697*	2025 (in England)
Virat Kohli	655	2016-17 (in India)
Virat Kohli	593	2018 (in England)
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi	569	1967 (in England)
Rahul Dravid	461	2007 (in England)

 

Most runs in India-England Test series (for India)

 

• Yashasvi Jaiswal – 712 (2024) in India
• Shubman Gill – 697* (2025) in England
• Virat Kohli  – 655 (2016) in India
• Rahul Dravid – 602 (2002) in England
• Virat Kohli – 593 (2018) in England

Most runs in a Test series for India

• Sunil Gavaskar – 774 vs West Indies (1971)
• Sunil Gavaskar – 732 vs West Indies (1978-79)
• Yashasvi Jaiswal – 712 vs England (2024)
• Shubman Gill – 697* vs England (2025)
• Virat Kohli – 692 vs Australia (2014-15)
• Virat Kohli – 655 vs England (2016)
• Dilip Serdesai – 642 vs West Indies (1971)
• Rahul Dravid – 619 vs Australia (2003-04)
• Virat Kohli – 610 vs Sri Lanka (2017)
• Rahul Dravid – 602 vs England (2002)

  Gill in a good run of form    Gill has had a good series this time in England if individual accolades are considered but hasn't been able turn the results in his favour during his first Test series as captain of the side.  Gill is the top run getter in this series for now with a hundred and a double hundred under his belt this year as well. 

Most runs in ENG vs IND Test series (2025)
Rank	Player	Matches	Inns	Runs	Avg	Sr	4s	6s
1	Shubman Gill	4	8	664	94.86	72.17	74	12
2	Rishabh Pant	4	7	479	68.43	77.63	46	15
3	KL Rahul	4	8	441	63	52.88	57	-
4	Jamie Smith	4	7	424	84.8	84.46	45	11
5	Joe Root	4	7	403	67.17	53.95	22	-
6	Ben Duckett	4	7	365	52.14	83.72	39	1
7	Ravindra Jadeja	4	7	347	86.75	52.42	31	5
8	Harry Brook	4	7	317	45.29	73.89	37	4
9	Ben Stokes	4	7	304	43.43	52.32	20	-
10	Yashasvi Jaiswal	4	8	291	36.38	68.47	39	1