India might be trailing in the series and would have to rely on the final Test match at The Oval to lay hands on the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Despite all the series has been of some redemption for new skipper Shubman Gill as a batsman. Also, this series has been special for the likes of KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, and even Ravindra Jadeja.
The right-handed Indian batter played fabulously as he scored 754 runs in the series in 10 innings, while he missed out on going past Gavaskar's 54-year-old record, where the Little Master had amassed a total of 774 runs against the West Indies back in 1971.
Gavaskar, at the end of Day 3's play, mentioned how Shubman Gill's 754 is much more crucial or tougher to attain than even his 774 against the challenging West Indies bowling attack.
“Mine, I was the baby of the team; it wouldn't have mattered. If I failed, nobody would have given a hoot. As the captain, to score 754 runs. More than 750 runs, where he is making the difference to his side's fortunes. Don't go by those 20 runs; just see what those 754 runs have done for Indian cricket,” he added.
Most Runs by an Indian batter in a Single Test series
The legendary Indian opener Sunil Gavaskar stands at the top of the list with a record-breaking 774 runs in the series against the West Indies back in 1970/71, where the batter averaged 154.80.
Virat Kohli next features in the list twice, with 692 runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia back in 2014/15 and the 655 runs against England in 2016/17.
Shubman's run in the England series has been stunning as a debutant skipper
It was owing to his splendid 269 in the first innings at Edgbaston and the 161 in the second innings that led India to their maiden win at the iconic venue of Edgbaston in Birmingham, where the team had not won a single game on any previous occasion.
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