He went past Kohli's tally of 449 runs which he achieved during the Tour of Australia in 2014-15, having taken over the captaincy from MS Dhoni halfway into the series. He only led India in two matches.

Shubman Gill's run spree continued in the second Test against England as he went on to leave Virat Kohli's all-time record in the longest format

Shubman Gill joined Virat Kohli in an elite list of India captains as he became the second Test skipper to score 500 runs in England. Gill got to the landmark when he scored 76 runs in the second innings of the Edgbaston Test.