Shubman Gill Surpasses Babar Azam in Test Century Tally

Shubman Gill has started to achieve new records in his Test career. And it all started when he became the skipper of the Indian team. His statistics have improved to a great extent, allowing him to overtake some of the top-class batsmen, i

As of 1st January 2023, Shubman Gill had 1 Test century to his name, and Babar Azam stood above him with 9 centuries. Over the past few months, things have changed a lot for the Indian skipper. Now, it is Shubman Gill having 10 Test centuries to his name, while Babar Azam still has 9.

Shubman Gill has started to perform well in the Test format since 2023. But 2023 could still not be termed as his best year in the Test format, as he only recorded one big score in 6 matches. In addition, Gill played 6 Test matches for the Indian team and scored 258 runs at an average of 28.66, with one century.

• Innings: 15
• Not Out: 1
• Runs: 979
• Average: 69.92
• Strike Rate: 63.57
• 100s: 5
• 50s: 1

At a time, when Babar Azam had an obvious lead against Shubman Gill in terms of Test Centuries, he seems to have stopped at the same. This can be seen with the number of centuries two players have scored in the longer format of the game. Gill currently has one more century than Babar Azam in this layout, noting that he has scored 9 centuries since 2023.

Babar last registered a century in the Test format in 2022, and in this year, he ended up scoring 4 tons. But after that, he encountered a slump in his Test form. This has even led the Pakistani selection committee to raise some serious questions about his selection.