MANCHESTER: Shubman Gill on Sunday became only the third Indian batter after Sunil Gavaskar and Yashasvi Jaiswal to score 700 runs or more in a Test series. Gill scored 103 runs against England on the fifth day of the fourth Test during the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy to cross the mark. He finished his Test with 722 runs, the third-most by an Indian in a series. During this innings, Gill also became the first Asian batter to score 650 runs or more in a Test series in England. He had notched up a double century in the second Test in Birmingham, scoring 269 runs - his highest. Apart from that, he also has two hundreds this series.
Gavaskar holds the record for the most runs scored in a Test series for India. He had 774 runs to his account in eight innings against West Indies during the 1970/71 season. He achieved the feat again in 1978/79 when West Indies visited India, scoring 732 runs in nine innings across six matches. Jaiswal was the second Indian to cross the 700-run mark when he scored 712 runs against England during their five-match series in 2024. Agencies
Most runs in a series by an Indian:
1. Sunil Gavaskar - 774 runs vs West Indies (1971)
2. Sunil Gavaskar - 732 runs vs West Indies (1978)
3. Shubman Gill - 722 runs vs England (2025)
4. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 712 runs vs England (2024)
5. Virat Kohli - 692 runs vs Australia (2014/15)
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