Youngest to score a Test double hundred as India captain 23y 39d - MAK Pataudi vs ENG, Delhi, 1964 25y 298d - Shubman Gill vs ENG, Edgbaston, 2025 26y 189d - Sachin Tendulkar vs NZ, Ahmedabad, 1999 27y 260d - Virat Kohli vs WI, North Sound, 2016
There have been 11 double hundreds by a captain in Tests in England (four for the hosts, seven for visiting teams). Only Graeme Smith got there at a younger age than Gill, scoring 277 and 259 in back-to-back Tests at Edgbaston and Lord’s in 2003, the first coming at 22y, 175d.
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Tongue to Washington Sundar, no run
121.2
Tongue to Washington Sundar, no run
Double hundreds as India Test captain 7 - Virat Kohli 1 - MAK Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Shubman Gill This is just the second double hundred by an India captain in an overseas Test, after Virat Kohli’s 200 at North Sound in 2016. Gill becomes the first Asian captain with a double-hundred in SENA countries; the previous best was 193 by Tillakaratne Dilshan at Lord’s in 2011.
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Tongue to Gill, 1 run, maiden 200 for Gill.Only the third Indian to do it in England. Short down leg, Gill helps the pull to fine-leg.
Now Gill on strike. He is on 199.
120.6
Bashir to Washington Sundar, no run, tossed up on middle, Washington Sundar gets forward to defend it back
120.5
Bashir to Washington Sundar, no run, quicker one on the pads, good length and down leg, Washington Sundar goes on the back foot to flick and misses, impact was also around leg-stump
120.4
Bashir to Washington Sundar, no run
120.3
Bashir to Washington Sundar, no run, pushed through full on leg-stump, turned softly to mid-wicket
120.2
Bashir to Washington Sundar, no run, good length and slower on middle, Washington Sundar goes on the back foot to push to cover
120.1
Bashir to Washington Sundar, no run
119.6
Tongue to Washington Sundar, 1 run, to deep square leg
119.5
Tongue to Washington Sundar, no run, short down leg, Washington Sundar ducks under that
Now field being changed again. More short balls on the way. A deep square-leg added to a fine-leg, leg-gully, short-leg and two staggered slips.
119.4
Tongue to Washington Sundar, SIX, no messing around. It's short and down leg
119.3
Tongue to Washington Sundar, FOUR, to fine leg
119.2
Tongue to Washington Sundar, no run, back of a length and rising on the stumps, Washington Sundar goes on the back foot to defend to cover
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