- By Namrata Vijay
- Sat, 11 Oct 2025 02:56 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
IND vs WI 2nd Test: India Test skipper Shubman Gill has maintained his sublime form against West Indies as he scored a brilliant ton during the second Test match in Delhi. Gill, who had hit a fifty in the first Test, achieved multiple records after scoring a brilliant ton. His ton helped him not only surpass Rohit Sharma as the batter who has smashed the most centuries for India in WTC history but also achieve other records as well.
All records made by Gill with century vs WI in the 2nd Test
Most hundreds for India in WTC history
Rohit Sharma retired from the longest format after scoring nine Test tons in WTC history. Shubman Gill, who scored his 10th Test hundred, went past the veteran Indian batter and took the first position in this list.
Third fastest to 5 Test hundreds as captain
This was his fifth ton as India's Test captain. He achieved this milestone in 12 Test innings, as he is lying in third position and is behind England's Alastair Cook and Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar, who achieved this milestone in 9 and 10 innings.
Most 100s in a calendar year as an Indian Test captain
He has smashed five Test hundreds in the longest format this year. He leveled Virat Kohli's record of smashing the most centuries as the India skipper in a single year. Kohli too had hit five Test 100s between 2017 and 2018.
Most 100s as Indian captain after the first 12 innings
He also had joined Sunil Gavaskar in the elite list as he had leveled his record of smashing 5 Test tons as the captain after playing in 12 innings. The list also has players like Virat Kohli and Mohammad Azharuddin, who had 4 and 3 tons after 12 innings.
Gill goes past Rohit, equals MS Dhoni, and Ganguly for most Test 100s as IND captain.
Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from this format as the captain after scoring 4 tons. His hundred against the West Indies helped him go past Sourav Ganguly, MAK Pataudi, and MS Dhoni, as all these players had hit 5 Test 100s as the skipper of the team.