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Shubman Gill became just the fifth Indian Test batter to register a century on his captaincy debut during the first Test between India and England at Headingley, Leeds on Friday.
The newly-named Indian skipper etched his name in an exclusive list, joining Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Virat Kohli.
It was the 25-year-old’s sixth Test hundred and his first outside Asia. He has also scored seven fifties. His previous highest score outside the continent was his 91 against Australia in Brisbane in 2021.
Hazare holds the record for the highest score by an Indian on captaincy debut, scoring 164 not out against England in Delhi in 1951. Kohli scored twin hundreds in his first match as skipper against Australia in Adelaide in 2014.
Indian batters to score a hundred on Test captaincy debut
Vijay Hazare – 164* vs England (Delhi, 1951)
Sunil Gavaskar – 116 vs New Zealand (Auckland, 1976)
Dilip Vengsarkar – 102 vs West Indies (Delhi, 1987)
Virat Kohli – 115 and 141 vs Australia (Adelaide, 2014)
Shubman Gill – 100* vs England (Leeds, 2025)
