Ever since Shubman Gill took over the captaincy role after Rohit Sharma’s test cricket retirement, the fortunes have turned towards his side, particularly in terms of his batting performance.

While he smashed a century in his test captaincy debut at Headingley, he was at his peak form in the second test at Edgbaston, scoring 269 and 161 in both innings respectively. Gill not only showcased his class and elegance in his batting but also silenced the critics by enhancing his overseas records in tests.

Now, the focus shifts to the ongoing third test at the Lord’s. There are chances that Shubman Gill can shatter three big records that even the modern-day legendary batter Virat Kohli couldn’t accomplish in his test career as a player and captain.

A 50+ Score or Century at the Lord’s Test

Virat Kohli wasn’t even able to score a century or at least a 50+ score at the Lord’s out of three matches and six innings played at the Lord’s. In other words, the former captain compiled just 127 runs in 6 innings at the home of cricket, which includes his best score of 42 runs back in 2018.

So far, only 10 Indians have etched their names on their honor board for scoring a ton at this venue, which includes KL Rahul, who is currently active in his test cricket career.

Surprisingly, the legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar too missed out on achieving a test century at the most iconic venue, having scored his highest of 37 runs.

Shubman Gill, who already scored two hundreds and a double century as a captain on English soil, could indeed become the 11th Indian batsman to score a century at Lord’s. Also, he could become the second Indian captain after Mohammad Azharuddin, who achieved this feat in 1990.

A Victory in Debut Series as a Test Captain in SENA Nations

As the 5-match test series between England and India is currently levelled at 1-1, Shubman Gill has a valuable opportunity to win two more games with Jasprit Bumrah’s presence certain to bolster the pace bowling attack.

Also, Team India under Gill’s captaincy could aim for a series victory to conclude their 18-year trophy drought, having won their last test series in England back in 2007.

On the other side, Kohli wasn’t able to secure a victory in his debut series as a full-time captain in the SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia). Team India lost the 3-match test series by 1-2 during their South African tour back in 2017-18.

However, Virat took his first responsibility as a test captain in a SENA nation, during the Australian tour in 2014-15. After India lost the first two tests out of the 4-match series, MS Dhoni stepped down from the test captaincy and announced his retirement in the longest format. Then Kohli got the opportunity as a full-time captain, and the last two test matches in the series concluded draw under his captaincy, and the Aussies finally triumphed in the series by 2-0.

A Test Series Victory in England After 2007

Virat Kohli missed out on the opportunity to become India’s first captain to lead the national team to glory in the test series played in both England and Australia.

During the England tour in 2021, Kohli led India to a 2-1 win after the completion of four matches. However, the fifth test at Edgbaston was postponed to the next year due to COVID-19. By the time India toured England again, Virat stepped down from the captaincy role across all formats, and under the stand-in-captain Jasprit Bumrah, India lost the rescheduled test, which concluded the series with a 2-2 draw. However, Shubman Gill has a golden opportunity to overtake Kohli and achieve an exceptional record by winning a test series on English soil, which the former captain couldn’t accomplish