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Shubman Gill Ends 2025 as Test Cricket’s Leading Run-Scorer

A prolific first year as India’s Test captain featured a landmark double-century against England.

Overview

  • He piled up 983 runs in nine Tests at an average of 70.21, striking five hundreds including a career-best 269.
  • His England series included a double-century in the third Test and another century in the same match.
  • Several outlets report he also finished 2025 as the top run-getter across formats with 1,764 runs and seven centuries in 35 internationals.
  • The next-best Test tallies were Travis Head with 817, KL Rahul with 813, Joe Root with 805, and Harry Brook with 771.
  • Despite strong Test and ODI returns, his 291 runs in 15 T20Is coincided with exclusion from India’s T20I plans for 2026 in favor of Ishan Kishan.