NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill finished the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy with a towering legacy, cementing one of the finest Test series ever by an Indian batter. With 754 runs at a staggering average of 83.78 across five Tests, Gill was not only the leading run-scorer of the series, but also the key architect of India’s historic comeback.Live Score: India vs England 5th TestHis series included four centuries in 10 innings, a feat matched only by Don Bradman and Sunil Gavaskar in a single series as captain. Gill also became the first-ever captain to score four hundreds in his debut Test series as skipper. The 25-year-old also broke Gavaskar’s long-standing record of 732 runs as Indian captain in a single series, set in 1978 against the West Indies.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!However, in a near-flawless campaign, a strange pattern emerged: Gill faltered only in London.
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At Lord’s and The Oval, Gill’s scores read: 16, 6, 21, and 11 — a total of 54 runs in four innings at an average of just 13.5. These were also the only matches where he failed to cross 50.Compare that to the rest of the series — 700 runs in six innings outside London, averaging a staggering 87.5, with scores of 147, 8, 269, 161, 12 and 103 — and the contrast is impossible to ignore.
Shubman Gill in Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy
- In London – 16, 6 (Lord’s) | 21 & 11 (Oval)
- Outside London – 147, 8 (Leeds) | 269, 161 (Birmingham) | 12 & 103 (Manchester)
Gill’s performance in the first two Tests, including a career-best 269 in Birmingham, set the tone. He followed that up with a critical 103 in Manchester, helping India survive a tough fourth Test. But in both London venues, he looked far from his fluent best, falling early and cheaply each time.With 6000 international runs now under his belt, including 18 centuries, Gill’s rise is unstoppable. Yet, the question remains — why did the London conditions get the better of him while he thrived elsewhere?
