Shubman Gill:Since taking over Test captaincy from Rohit Sharma in mid-2025, Gill has repeatedly rewritten the record books with the bat. He surpassed Kohli’s tally of 692 runs from the 2014-15 Border-Gavaskar Trophy by scoring 754 runs in his debut series in England, becoming the first Asian batter to cross 700 runs in a SENA country. His twin knocks of 269 and 161 at Edgbaston also made him only the second Indian captain, after Kohli, to hit a double century outside India.
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One Kohli Record Still Well Out Of Reach
While Gill has been catching up to or overtaking several of Kohli‘s individual milestones, the one record that remains firmly untouched is Kohli’s overall body of work as India’s most successful Test captain. Kohli led India to 40 wins from 68 Tests, the most by any Indian skipper, with a win percentage that towers over most of his predecessors and successors.
Gill’s captaincy résumé is still in its early chapters by comparison. His reign began with a hard-fought 2-2 draw in England, followed by a 2-0 sweep of the West Indies at home, before India suffered a 0-2 series defeat to South Africa in Kolkata and beyond. That puts Gill’s win tally in the low single digits from around nine Tests in charge so far, a fraction of Kohli’s eventual haul.
Why The Gap Still Makes Sense
Shubman Gill:Cricket experts note that comparing a captain barely a year into the job with one who led India for close to seven years is premature. Kohli’s numbers were built across dozens of series against every opponent, home and away, over the better part of a decade. For Gill to even approach that tally, he will need a long, injury-free run at the helm and sustained success across formats and conditions.
