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Record-breaking Shubman Gill gets to his 11th Test hundred: Stats 
06 Jun 2026

Indian captain Shubman Gill scripted some prestigious record en route to his maiden Test hundred.

The 26-year-old achieved this feat on Day 1 of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in New Chandigarh on Saturday.

During his stay, Gill also broke Sachin Tendulkar's record for completing 1,000 Test runs as the Indian captain in the shortest span of time.

Here are the key stats.

Fastest Indian captain to reach 1,000 Test runs
Record-breaking span

Gill's journey as India's Test captain began on May 15, 2025.

He took just 351 days to score his first 1,000 runs as captain, breaking Tendulkar's record of reaching the milestone in 405 days.

In terms of innings played, Gill is the second-fastest Indian skipper to reach this mark with 15 innings under his belt.

The only player ahead of him is Sunil Gavaskar, who achieved the same feat in just 14 innings.

11th Test hundred for Gill 
Stats 

Playing his 41st Test match, Gill has raced past 2,900 runs at an average of 43-plus.

This was his 11th hundred, as he also owns eight fifties.

Six of his tons have come while leading India.

He is also closing in on 1,500 Test runs at home.