New Delhi: Indian Test team captain Shubman Gill has achieved a big achievement. After scoring a brilliant century in the Mullanpur Test against Afghanistan, Gill completed 1000 runs as a captain in Test cricket. The special thing was that he achieved this figure with an excellent average of 82.8 and with this he joined the special club of the great batsman Don Bradman.
Record made with brilliant century
Shubman Gill played a strong inning of 126 runs in the only test match being played in Mullanpur. In this innings, he hit 15 fours and one long six. Gill’s batting put the Indian team in a strong position.
This inning of his was also special because during this time he completed 1000 runs in Test cricket as captain. Now he has become one of the few captains in the world whose batting average is above 75 after scoring more than 1000 runs.
Gill is second after Don Bradman
Australia’s great batsman Don Bradman is at first place in the list of those who have scored 1000 runs with the highest average in Test cricket as a captain. His average was 101.5. Whereas Shubman Gill has reached second position with an average of 82.8. Veteran players like Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, Australia’s Steve Smith and Mahela Jayawardene are also included in this list, but their average is less than 70.
Best test average as captain
Don Bradman – 101.5
Shubman Gill – 82.8
Kumar Sangakkara – 69.6
Steve Smith – 68.1
Mahela Jayawardene – 59.1
India’s strong hold in the match
By lunch on the second day, India had scored 475 runs for 6 wickets. Apart from Shubman Gill, KL Rahul also scored a brilliant century. Whereas Sai Sudarshan and Rishabh Pant played useful innings of 81-81 runs. Team India is now moving towards a big score and is trying to reach 600 runs so that complete pressure can be put on Afghanistan.
Afghan bowler impressed
Mohammad Salim Safi has performed the best for Afghanistan so far. He took four wickets, which included important wickets like Shubhman Gill and Dhruv Jurel.
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