Highest Score for Team India Captain in an Innings of a Test Match

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Shubman Gill holds the record for the highest score by a Team India captain in an innings of a Test match, with 269 runs. He set this record during the second Test against England at Edgbaston in July 2025, surpassing the previous mark held by Virat Kohli, who scored an unbeaten 254 against South Africa in Pune in 2019.

Gill’s 269 is not only the highest by an Indian captain in Tests but also the highest by any Indian batter in Tests outside Asia, overtaking Sachin Tendulkar’s 241* at the SCG in 2004. This innings is also the highest by an Indian in England, beating Sunil Gavaskar’s 221 at The Oval in 1979.

Top 3 highest scores by an India captain in a Test innings:

PlayerScoreOpponentVenueYear
Shubman Gill269EnglandEdgbaston2025
Virat Kohli254*South AfricaPune2019
MS Dhoni224AustraliaChennai2013

Gill’s historic knock helped India post 587, their highest Test total in England in 35 years.

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