India, July 31 -- Shubman Gill has been utterly dominant with the bat in the ongoing five-match Test series vs England. Having been appointed as the new Test skipper ahead of the series, he has led from the front. On Day 1 of the ongoing fifth and final Test in London, he once again justified BCCI's decision to name him as Rohit Sharma's successor, breaking Sunil Gavaskar's 47-year-old record! (IND vs ENG, 5th Test, Day 1)

With India two wickets down, Gill began to stitch together a partnership with GT teammate Sai Sudharsan. Gill only needed 11 runs to go past Gavaskar's record of most runs (732) by an Indian captain in a Test series (1978-79 vs West Indies). Then, he did it in style, smacking Jamie Overton for a four to surpass the leg...