(Video) Shubman Gill Throws Away His Wicket in Bizarre Fashion at the Oval

On the opening day of the fifth Test at The Oval, India's entire top-order collapsed, losing six wickets in total, including captain Shubman Gill.

(Video) Shubman Gill Throws Away His Wicket in Bizarre Fashion at the Oval

Shubman Gill was run-out in a bizarre manner in the first day of the fifth Test against England. (via Hindustan Times)

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India’s Test captain Shubman Gill, has once again drawn attention after being dismissed in a bizarre fashion during the first innings of the final Test against England at The Oval. Gill lost his wicket in a run-out following a clear mix-up with his batting partner, Sai Sudharsan.

The Men in Blue have struggled in the first innings of the fifth and final Test against the Three Lions, at the Kennington Oval in London. Put in to bat first in a must-win encounter, the visitors lost their openers, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul, early on the first day of play. Jaiswal was dismissed LBW by Gus Atkinson, while Rahul was bowled by Chris Woakes, leaving India in a precarious position at 38/2.

With the team needing to stabilize the innings, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan took to the crease. Gill was batting at 21, when he lost his wicket in a disappointing fashion that highlighted a significant lapse in judgment and communication. At a point when his team needed him the most to rebuild the innings after the two early wickets, Gill’s dismissal left the Men in Blue once again in troubled waters, at 83/3. 

Shubman Gill was dismissed off the second ball of the 28th over, bowled by Gus Atkinson. The 25-year-old pushed a full-length delivery towards the off side and immediately set off for the run. His batting partner, Sai Sudharsan, on the other end of the crease, initially stepped forward but quickly raised his hand to stop Gill once he realized the ball was well within Atkinson’s reach.

By this time, Gill was already halfway down the crease. Atkinson, in his follow-through, quickly collected the ball, and threw it with great accuracy towards the stumps at the striker’s end. Gill did come to a screeching halt and attempted a desperate turn to get back to his crease but was unable to make it in time as the ball crashed onto the stumps. This left the Indian captain disappointed with his own decision.

This marks only the second time in Shubman Gill’s Test career that he has been dismissed in a run-out, with last time also against England in a match in Rajkot, last year. Furthermore, this is the second time in this series that Gill has faced controversy for a poor dismissal. At Old Trafford, he was out LBW after trying to leave a ball from Ben Stokes, which led to some fans labeling him a ‘flat-track bully’. 

For Shubman Gill, should India lose the final Test, his poor decision-making will remain a major talking point. After claiming the Indian captain’s wicket, England found success once again after an hour-long rain break, with Josh Tongue dismissing Sai Sudharsan in the 36th over.

Shubman Gill Goes Past Sunil Gavaskar, Breaks His 46-Year-Old Test Run-Scoring Record

Shubman Gill has surpassed legendary Indian batter Sunil Gavaskar, breaking an iconic 46-year-old record set by the former Test great. In the final Test against England, Gill overtook Gavaskar’s record for the most runs scored by an Indian captain in a single Test series.

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Shubman Gill edged past Sunil Gavaskar’s record for the most runs by an Indian captain in a Test series. (via India TV)

After scoring 21 runs in the fifth Test at The Oval, Gill’s series tally reached 743 runs. He overtook Sunil Gavaskar’s previous record of 732 runs, which he had scored against the West Indies in a Test series back in 1978-79. In nine innings so far, Shubman Gill has hit four centuries, with his highest score being an impressive 269-run innings at Edgbaston, all while maintaining an impressive average of 82.56.

Should he score just ten more runs, Gill would also surpass Graham Gooch on the list of batters with the most runs in a single Test series as captain. Furthermore, Gill also broke Gary Sobers’ record for the most runs scored by an away captain in a Test series played in SENA countries.