Overview:
Shubman Gill is just 54 runs away from becoming the first player in the 2025-2027 World Test Championship cycle to reach 1000 runs.
Shubman Gill is edging closer to a huge record as the two-Test series against South Africa is set to start on November 14. Since stepping into the role of Test captain, Gill has been in superb form. He amassed four centuries during the England tour and carried that momentum into the second Test against the West Indies, where he struck another impressive hundred.
After a blistering run with the bat, Shubman Gill is on the verge of accomplishing a historic feat. Shubman Gill has been in tremendous touch in the current WTC cycle, having scored 946 runs from seven Tests, including five centuries and one fifty.
Most runs in WTC 2025-2027
| Runs | Batters | 100/50 |
| 946 | Shubman Gill | 5/1 |
| 728 | KL Rahul | 3/3 |
| 630 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | 3/2 |
| 620 | Ravindra Jadeja | 2/5 |
| 537 | Joe Root | 3/1 |
Shubman Gill is just 54 runs away from becoming the first player in the 2025-2027 World Test Championship cycle to reach 1000 runs. Having already scored 2839 runs in the WTC, Gill is now only 161 runs from becoming the first Indian to cross the 3000-run barrier.
India are in a strong position to secure another World Test Championship (WTC) final berth. India have climbed to third place in the standings, courtesy of a 2-2 draw in England and a dominant victory over the West Indies. With a Points Percentage (PCT) of 61.90, their only series outside the subcontinent now is against New Zealand.
