Archive · 12 Aug 2026
India captain Gill eyes 3,000 WTC runs and 1,000-run feat
Shubman Gill is the captain of India's cricket team.
He will play two Test matches against Sri Lanka starting on 15 August.
If he scores 157 runs, he will become the first Indian batter to reach 3,000 runs in the World Test Championship.
He is also only 50 runs away from becoming the first Indian captain to score 1,000 runs in a single WTC cycle.
Gill has 2,843 runs in the WTC, the most of any Indian batter.
England's Joe Root has the most WTC runs of all, with 6,651.
Gill recently hurt a finger on his right hand, which worried fans.
But he batted in a practice match against Sri Lanka Cricket XI and scored 44 runs, showing he is fit.
The series is important because India are fifth in the championship standings.
The matches will be played in Galle, Sri Lanka.
Shubman Gill needs 157 runs in the two-Test series against Sri Lanka to become the first Indian batter to reach 3,000 World Test Championship runs.
The series begins on 15 August in Galle and forms part of the 2025-27 WTC cycle, with India fifth in the standings at 48.15 PCT.
Gill needs 50 runs to become the first Indian captain to score 1,000 runs in a single WTC cycle; he currently has 950 from 14 innings at an average of 79.16.
Gill leads India's WTC run charts with 2,843 runs, while England captain Joe Root is the overall WTC leader with 6,651 runs.
Despite a right-hand finger injury, Gill eased fitness concerns by scoring 44 runs off 54 balls in a practice match against Sri Lanka Cricket XI.
- Who
- India captain Shubman Gill, the Indian Test team, and opponents Sri Lanka
- What
- Gill aims to become the first Indian batter to score 3,000 WTC runs and the first Indian captain to score 1,000 runs in a single WTC cycle.
- When
- The two-match Test series begins on 15 August during the 2025-27 WTC cycle.
- Where
- Galle, Sri Lanka
- Why
- To achieve historic WTC milestones and improve India's fifth-place position in the World Test Championship standings.
- Series
- India vs Sri Lanka, two-match Test series
- Start date
- 15 August, in Galle, Sri Lanka
- Championship
- 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle
- India's WTC standing
- Fifth place, points percentage 48.15
- Gill's WTC career runs
- 2,843 (73 innings per one report; 40 WTC games per another)
- Runs needed for 3,000 WTC runs
- 157
- Runs needed for 1,000 runs in a cycle
- 50 (currently 950 from 14 innings, average 79.16)
- WTC leading run-scorer
- Joe Root (England), 6,651 runs from 142 innings at 51.16
