Shubman Gill Joins Elite List with Century on Captaincy Debut- Fans Go Wild as He Takes Apart England’s Bowling Attack
Shubman Gill started his Test captaincy with a bang, scoring an unbeaten 102 against England. He’s now the fifth Indian to hit a century in his very first match as captain, joining some of India’s greats.
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Shubman Gill made history on Friday, June 20, by scoring a century in his very first Test match as captain. Batting at No. 4, the 25-year-old reached his hundred during the third session on Day 1 against England at Headingley in Leeds.
Gill was named India’s 37th Test captain on May 24, 2025, when the selectors announced the team for the five-match Test series. Just weeks later, he walked out to lead the team and made his mark right away with the bat.
With this century, Gill became only the fifth Indian to score a hundred in his first Test as captain. He now joins a special list that includes Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, and Virat Kohli.
| Player | Score | Opponent | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vijay Hazare | 164* | vs England | Delhi | 1951 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 116 | vs New Zealand | Auckland | 1976 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | 102 | vs West Indies | Delhi | 1987 |
| Virat Kohli | 115 and 141 | vs Australia | Adelaide | 2014 |
| Shubman Gill | 102* | vs England | Leeds | 2025 |
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Twitter reactions after Shubman Gill scores century
They mocked his voice, trolled his masculinity, drew unfair comparisons with past legends. But Shubman Gill responded like a river carving through stone...A captain’s hundred on debut; a century that didn’t raise its voice, but raised the bar... pic.twitter.com/z1s0CsAouc
— Abhishek AB (@ABsay_ek) June 20, 2025
Massively trolled for his captaincy, SR, average, looks, even his voice — but he responded in style:
— A. (@perthelegance) June 20, 2025
Fastest fifty in Tests ✅
Century on captaincy debut ✅
Shubman Gill is here to stay 🔥✊🏻 pic.twitter.com/NFRAflgBdM
Phones buzzing with hate. Noise from his own people. Doubts echoing from every corner of the world. And in the middle of all that Shubman Gill walks out as captain, silent, calm, and hits a gritty hundred. What a start bro! and this is just a start. “Time nai Daur aau” pic.twitter.com/U0Mj3KRTE4
— Jahazi (@Oye_Jahazi) June 20, 2025
Shubman gill scores brilliant 100 on captaincy debut 🔥❤️
— सक्षम¹⁸( Dean Winchester ka parivar) (@sak23garg) June 20, 2025
Let's be honest he was under huge pressure from his own fans and experts. pic.twitter.com/4jNvMcDbxo
Shubman Gill was getting continuous hate from day 1 since he was announced Indian Test Captain and now smoked his haters with century on his Captaincy Debut🙌
— कट्टर INDIA समर्थक 🦁🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRWeRule) June 20, 2025
Take a Bow, Shubman Gill 👑 pic.twitter.com/qmSKgtlHty
No words can explain how happy I am right now. Defended him from all the unnecessary trolling for the past two months, and now he scores a century in the very first match. Shubman Gill, I love you so much. pic.twitter.com/z0awB5Kijl
— 👑 (@SG77Era) June 20, 2025
This should be seen as a landmark century in Shubman Gill’s career.
— Cricketologist (@AMP86793444) June 20, 2025
HE needed it.
His TEAM needed it.
His CAPTAINCY needed it.
This knock has the potential for a lot of wide ranging positive influences on his career! #ENGvsIND pic.twitter.com/VFcTTf1Eqg
Criticised as a captain, doubted as a batter, but Shubman Gill has answered it all with a century! What a statement on captaincy debut.
— Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952) June 20, 2025
Well done, Gill. Massive congratulations! pic.twitter.com/0spXzEbkUO
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