India, July 31 -- Indian captain Shubman Gill stands on the threshold of rewriting Test cricket history as he inches closer to surpassing two of the most iconic batting records in the game-those held by Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar and Australian great Sir Donald Bradman.

The 25-year-old opener has been in scintillating form throughout the ongoing five-Test series against England and will enter the series finale at The Oval on August 31, needing just 11 runs to surpass Gavaskar's record of most runs (732) by an Indian captain in a Test series (1978-79 vs West Indies).

Gill is also 53 runs short of breaking Gavaskar's 54-year-old record for the most runs by an Indian batter in a bilateral Test series.

Gavaskar's benchmark of 774 runs ca...