IND vs ENG Test sequence: Shubman Gill on the cusp of breaking multiple Don Bradman data; eyes set also on Gavaskar, Kohli milestones | Cricket News

File photograph of Shubman Gill.

Indian cricket captain Shubman Gill is already making historical past in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in opposition to England. He has scored a powerful 585 runs in simply two Tests, together with a record-breaking efficiency at Edgbaston with scores of 269 and 161. Now, he is eyeing a number of world data set by legendary Don Bradman almost a century in the past.Gill’s excellent efficiency at Edgbaston helped India degree the five-match sequence. His outstanding innings broke multiple data, together with surpassing Virat Kohli’s highest rating as Indian captain and Sunil Gavaskar‘s file for many runs by an Indian in a Test match. He also turned the first Asian captain to attain a double century in SENA nations (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia).

The Don Bradman data that Shubman Gill can shatterWith three Tests remaining, Gill wants simply 225 runs to interrupt Bradman’s file of 810 runs as captain in a sequence, set throughout the 1936-37 Ashes.He’s also inside attain of Bradman’s all-time file of 974 runs in a single sequence, needing 390 extra runs to attain this feat.He might grow to be the quickest to succeed in 1000 Test runs as captain, needing 415 runs in his subsequent six innings to beat Bradman’s file of reaching this in 11 innings.Gill’s spectacular streak of kind has seen him hit three centuries in the first two Tests, placing him behind West Indies legend Clyde Walcott, who scored 5 centuries in a sequence in opposition to Australia in 1955. While Walcott stays the solely participant to succeed in this feat, Gill has the potential to match and even surpass him. Meanwhile, Bradman’s greatest as a captain was 4 centuries in a sequence, achieved in opposition to India in 1947. Gill is 2 centuries shy of matching that file.Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar expressed optimism about Gill’s probabilities, saying, “I hope he does that. I don’t know whether he will do it, but I am sure that he has an opportunity. He is in great form, and he should do it, that’s what I feel.”Other data that Gill can overhaulThe younger captain is also closing in on a number of Indian data.