Manchester: Indian cricket team captain Shubman Gill broke a 19-year-old record held by former Pakistan Test cricketer Mohammad Yousuf.
Shubman Gill scored a brilliant century in the second innings of the fourth Test against England. This was his fourth century in this 5-match Test series.
During this innings, India’s Test captain Shubman Gill set a new record for the most runs by an Asian batsman in a Test series on England’s soil on the fourth day of play.
With the century, Gill has scored 722 runs in the 4 matches of the series against England so far, which is the most runs by any Asian batsman in a single Test series on England’s soil.
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This record was previously held by Pakistan’s Mohammad Yousuf, who scored 631 runs in 4 matches against England on his soil in 2006.
It should be noted that the fourth Test of the series played between England and India in Manchester on Sunday ended in a draw.
The host English team has a 1-2 lead in the 5-match series against India.
