Shubman Gill’s unbeaten century against Afghanistan on the first day of the one-off Test was significant not only for the state of the match but also for the achievement it helped him achieve.The Indian skipper became the 11th captain from the country to score 1,000 runs in Test cricket while captaining the team. Even more impressive is that Gill reached the milestone in just his 15th innings as captain, making him the second-fastest Indian to get there behind only Sunil Gavaskar, who needed 14 runs.
Gill also set another record when he became the fastest Indian captain to reach 1,000 Test runs in terms of time, reaching there in just 351 days.The feat came during another commanding display with the bat. Leading from the front, Gill remained unbeaten with 103 off 143 balls as India compiled 368 for 3 against Afghanistan. The innings were a perfect reflection of the approach that has characterized his leadership to date, where he has been calm, confident and consistently productive.This century was Gill’s sixth as India’s Test captain, putting him ahead of many previous captains despite captaining the team for just 15 runs. Among the Indian captains, only Virat Kohli (20), Sunil Gavaskar (11), Mohammad Azharuddin (9) and
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(7) They scored more Test hundreds while leading the team.Most Test centuries as India captain:20- Virat Kohli11 – Sunil Gavaskar9 – Muhammad Azhar Al-Din7- Sachin Tendulkar6- Shubman Gill*Gill’s last hundred was also his 11th in Test cricket and continued an impressive start to his captaincy period. At just 26 years of age, he has already begun rewriting parts of the India captaincy record book, and if he continues at his current pace, more achievements could soon follow.