Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Shubman Gill Joins Elite Indian Club With 3,000 Test Runs
Shubman Gill reached 3,000 runs in Test cricket while playing Sri Lanka.
He was 26 years and 349 days old when he reached the mark.
This made him the fourth-youngest Indian player to do it.
Sachin Tendulkar was the youngest Indian to reach the milestone.
Gill has scored 11 Test centuries and eight fifties.
He has also scored many runs since becoming India’s captain.
India lost the wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul early in the innings.
At lunch, India had 88 runs for two wickets, with Gill and Devdutt Padikkal still batting.
Shubman Gill became the fourth-youngest Indian to reach 3,000 Test runs at 26 years and 349 days.
He achieved the milestone during the opening session of India’s second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
Gill has scored 3,004 runs in 43 Tests and 77 innings, including 11 centuries and eight half-centuries.
As India captain, Gill has made 1,111 runs in 18 innings across 11 Tests, including six centuries and a highest score of 269.
India were 88/2 at lunch, with Gill on 13 not out and Devdutt Padikkal unbeaten on 11; reports differ on the day, calling it Sunday or Monday.
- Who
- India captain Shubman Gill reached 3,000 Test runs.
- What
- Gill became the fourth-youngest Indian batter to achieve the milestone.
- When
- During the opening session of the second Test; the reports variously identify the day as Sunday or Monday.
- Where
- Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Why
- Gill reached the landmark after scoring the runs he needed at the start of the match.
- Milestone
- 3,000 Test runs
- Age at milestone
- 26 years and 349 days
- Career record
- 3,004 runs in 43 Tests and 77 innings at an average of 43.53
- Career centuries
- 11 centuries and eight half-centuries; one report also gives a strike rate of 61.59
- Captaincy record
- 1,111 runs in 18 innings across 11 Tests at an average of 74.06, including six centuries and a highest score of 269
- Lunch score
- India 88/2, with Shubman Gill 13 not out and Devdutt Padikkal 11 not out
- Team changes
- Saransh Jain made his Test debut, while Kuldeep Yadav missed the match because of a viral illness
