Shubman Gill overtakes Garry Sobers to achieve this elusive milestone

With two quick wickets at the beginning of the Oval Test, Captain Shubman Gill had his turn at bat. Under the cloudy skies, he equaled a record set by Sir Gary Sobers, the West Indian star. He began the Test with 722 runs and needed just one more to beat Sobers’ record for the most runs by a captain in a Test series played in South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia (SENA countries). The Indian captain scored two runs on the sixth ball, surpassing the West Indies captain. The Caribbean player reached 722 runs in England in the summer of 1966. India then lost their captain, Shubman Gill, because of a risky run. Rain allowed only six overs in the afternoon on Thursday, during the deciding fifth Test against England. When rain returned to The Oval play stopped, and India was at 85 for three, with Sai Sudharsan at 28 and Karun Nair at 0. A sudden downpour before lunch made the second session begin at 3 p.m. local time. Gill (21 off 35) played a textbook cover drive off Jamie Overton after the break. After doing the hard work, Gill went for a needless single off Gus Atkinson, who picked up the ball and hit the stumps, leaving the Indian captain out of his crease.