Test cricket: batsman who plays the biggest innings for India as captain

Updated: 05-07-2025, 02.50 AM

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Indian cricket team Test captain Shubman Gill scored a historic double century in Edgbaston Test against England. Gill became the first Asian captain to score a double century in SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia). He also won the record of the biggest innings played by any Indian captain in Test cricket, playing 269 runs. In such a situation, let us take a look at the biggest innings played by the Indian captain.

Shubman Gill: 269 vs England, Edgbaston 2025

Gill played a memorable innings of 269 runs in Edgbaston. On the first day India was in crisis of 211/5, but Gill scored 269 runs in 387 balls to bring the team to a strong score of 587 runs. Apart from him, Yashasvi Jaiswal (87) and Ravindra Jadeja (89) also contributed significantly. Gill also became the first Indian to score more than 250 runs on England soil. It is also the best score of an Indian captain in Tests so far.

Virat Kohli: 254* vs South Africa, Pune 2019

In the Edgbaston Test, Gill broke a big record and left Virat Kohli behind, who scored 254* against South Africa in the 2019 Test. Kohli played this innings in 336 balls, due to which India scored a score of 601/5 in the first innings and then the visiting team was dismissed 2 times and won from the innings. The former veteran player scored the most 7 double centuries while being captain in the Test.

Virat Kohli: 243 vs Sri Lanka, Delhi 2017

Kohli is also in third place in this special list. He scored 243 runs against Sri Lanka during the Delhi Test in 2017. Kohli scored runs with the help of 25 fours in this innings of 287 balls and brought India to a score of 536/7 in the first innings. Although the match was drawn, Kohli’s strong performance made him a ‘Player of the Match’. In the second innings too, he scored 50 runs in 58 balls.

Virat Kohli: 235 vs England, Mumbai 2016

Kohli is also in fourth place in this list. In 2016, he scored 235 runs against England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In India’s first innings, he faced 340 balls and came out of his bat 25 fours and 1 six. In response to England’s 400 runs, India scored 631 runs. In that match, the Indian team won by an innings and 36 runs.