Shubhman Gill, who slammed a double-century in India's first innings of the 2nd Test against England, went past Shikhar Dhawan in an elite list. Shikhar played Test cricket from 2013 to 2018. He retired in 2024.

Gill scored an imperious 269 on day two at Edgbaston, besting Sunil Gavaskar's claim to the highest ever score by an Indian batter on English soil and Virat Kohli's mark for the biggest knock by an India captain, as his side posted 587.

New captain Shubman Gill's unbeaten 114 led India's gritty effort to 310-5 against England on day one Wednesday of the second test at Edgbaston. The pressure was on Gill as India's last specialist batsman to prevent exposing the fragile bottom order in the last two hours of an extended day.