South Africa’s tour of India will start with a test series. The 2-match series will start from November 14, the first test will be played at Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata. Gill has a chance to make a big record in this series. Currently, Babar is the Asian batsman who has scored the most runs in the history of the World Test Championship, but Gill is not far behind him.
Will become the first player to do so
Shubman Gill has played 7 matches in the World Test Championship 2025-2027 cycle, in which he has scored 946 runs in 13 innings at an average of 78.83. There are 5 century innings in this, he has scored 50 plus runs 6 times. By scoring 54 runs, he will become the first player to score 1000 runs in this cycle, KL Rahul is second in the list. Rahul has scored 728 runs in 13 innings.
Shubman Gill can break Babar Azam’s record
Joe Root is the highest run-scorer batsman in the history of the World Test Championship, he has scored 6080 runs in 126 innings. Apart from him, no other batsman has even crossed the mark of 5000 runs. Babar Azam is at number 7 in the list, he is the Asian batsman who has scored the most runs in the WTC. But Gill can break his record in this series.
Babar Azam has scored 3129 runs in 70 innings of 38 matches. This includes 8 centuries and 19 half-centuries. The second Asian batsman is Shubhman Gill, who has scored 2839 runs in 72 innings of 39 matches at an average of 43.01. Shubman Gill has 10 centuries to his name.
When and where to watch India vs South Africa Test live?
The first Test between India and South Africa will be played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata from 14 to 18 November. The second Test will be held from 22 to 26 November at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati. The match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network channel. Live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.
