Digital Desk: Team India started the three-match ODI series against England in Birmingham with a win. In the first match played at Edgbaston, India defeated England by 6 wickets while chasing the target of 259 runs. Captain Shubman Gill played an important role in this victory, who played a brilliant inning of 80 runs. However, he later retired hurt and walked off the field.
With this inning, Shubman Gill also achieved a big personal achievement. He has become the second Indian captain after Virat Kohli to score 500 or more runs at a single venue on foreign soil.
Shubman Gill’s performance on the Edgbaston ground has been consistently excellent. Last year, he had scored two centuries in the Test match played on the same ground and now he continued his excellent form in ODIs as well.
As captain, Gill has scored 510 runs at an average of 255 in just three innings including one Test and one ODI at Edgbaston. With this, he has also become the first Indian captain to score 500 or more runs on a single ground in England.
Now Shubman Gill’s name has also been included in the list of Indian captains who have scored more than 500 runs at any one venue on the foreign ground.
Earlier, Virat Kohli had scored 515 runs in eight matches as captain at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia. Now Shubhman Gill has achieved this special feat by completing 510 runs at Edgbaston.
Shubman Gill’s ODI performance in the year 2026 has been consistently excellent. So far he has scored 453 runs in 6 innings of 7 matches at an average of 113.25.
During this period, one century and four half-centuries have come from his bat. Due to his consistently excellent performance, his ODI batting average has also reached 60.
