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IND vs ENG: Shubman Gill becomes the 5th Indian to score a century in the third consecutive match against England, joins the special club..

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Indian captain Shubman Gill has also scored a century in the Edgbaston Test after Leeds. He became the fifth Indian to score a century in three consecutive Test matches against England. In this case, he equaled legends like Mohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid. Let us tell you that the second match of the five-match Test series between India and England started on Wednesday. In this match, England won the toss and invited India to bat first.

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Fifth Indian to score a century in three consecutive matches against England.
The Indian captain completed the seventh century of his Test career in 199 balls. He is looking in great form. Gill also scored a century in the last match against England. Earlier in 2024, when the England team came to India for a five-match Test series, Gill played an innings of 110 runs in the match played in Dharamsala. In this way, Gill became the fifth Indian to score three consecutive centuries against England.

Indian batsmen who scored three consecutive centuries against England
Mohammad Azharuddin (1984-1985)
Dilip Vengsarkar (1985-1986)
Rahul Dravid (2002)
Rahul Dravid (2008-2011)
Shubman Gill (2024-2025)

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Gill achieved a big achievement
Gill has also achieved a big achievement as a captain. He became the third Indian captain to score two consecutive centuries against England. Before him, this feat was achieved by Vijay Hazare and Mohammad Azharuddin. Both did this feat in Delhi and Brabourne (1951-52) and Lord's and Old Trafford (1990) respectively.

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