New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- India captain Shubman Gill will get the opportunity to set a unique record during the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka that will get underway on 15 August.

Both the Tests will be part of the 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, making it a crucial series for both teams. India are in fifth place in the WTC standings with a points percentage (PCT) of 48.15.

Should Shubman Gill score 157 runs in the Test series against Sri Lanka, he will become the first Indian batter to score 3000 runs in the history of the World Test Championship (WTC) tournament.

The Punjab batter currently leads the Indian batters' run-scoring charts in the WTC, with 2843 runs from 73 innings at an average of 43.07.

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