Yashasvi Jaiswal has the record for the most runs by an India batter in a series against England. He pummeled 712 runs in a five-match home series in 2024, averaging 89 with the help of two double-hundreds. Gill is in contention to get past that tally, needing 127 more.

Time will tell how he progresses as a leader, but it’s clear as of now that he is trying to be his own man, not aping either Kohli or Rohit, and making his own decisions on field.

India captain Shubman Gill has already accumulated 585 runs in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. With three more matches to come in the England tour, the 25-year-old Gill might just break Donald Bradman'