Shubman Gill shatters Rohit Sharma's record, becomes India's top ...

Shubman Gill has surpassed Virat Kohli to become the highest Indian run-scorer in the ICC World Test Championship. Gill achieved this milestone with his second consecutive half-century in the ongoing series against the West Indies, accumulating 2,757 runs in 39 matches. This achievement places him ahead of other prominent Indian batters in the WTC standings.

Shubman Gill is now the highest run-scorer by an Indian batter in the WTC, surpassing Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Rishabh Pant. (Image credit: Agencies)

NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill continued his fine form in the ongoing Test series against the West Indies, breaking Virat Kohli’s record for the most runs by an Indian in the ICC World Test Championship. The young opener notched up his second consecutive half-century, following his fifty in the opening Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Gill’s consistent run-scoring has now propelled him past Kohli in the ICC World Test Championship standings for India.

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In the WTC, Gill has played 39 matches (including the Delhi Test) and scored 2,757 runs at an average of 42.41. His highest score in the WTC so far is 269, and he has registered 9 centuries and 9 fifties.

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By comparison, Kohli, who retired from Test cricket earlier this year, played 46 matches in the WTC and scored 2,617 runs at an average of 35.36, with a highest score of 254 not out. Kohli’s tally includes 5 centuries and 11 fifties. In the broader ICC World Test Championship leaderboard, England’s Joe Root leads the tally with 6,080 runs at an average of 52.86, followed by Australia’s Steve Smith (4,278 runs at 49.74) and Marnus Labuschagne (4,225 runs at 48.01). Gill is now the highest run-scorer by an Indian batter in the WTC, surpassing Rohit Sharma, Kohli, and Rishabh Pant.

Most runs in ICC World Test Championship

PlayerTeamRunsAverageJoe RootENG608052.86Steve SmithAUS427849.74Marnus LabuschagneAUS422548.01Ben StokesENG361637.66Travis HeadAUS330040.24Usman KhawajaAUS328845.04Zak CrawleyENG304132.35Babar AzamPAK299848.35Ollie PopeENG286832.96Kane WilliamsonNZ282261.34Shubman GillIND275742.41Rishabh PantIND273143.34Rohit SharmaIND271641.15Dimuth KarunaratneSL264240.64Virat KohliIND261735.36Dinesh Chandimal de SilvaSL250944.80Ravindra JadejaIND250543.94

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