The fifth Test between India and England saw a dramatic turn right after the rain break, with Shubman Gill being run out in careless fashion. Play had resumed after an early lunch was taken due to a sharp shower that halted action in the first session with India at 72 for 2. Gill, who had looked in fine touch in the morning, was dismissed for 21 in the 28th over of the innings. The moment came against Gus Atkinson, who had already taken the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal earlier. Gill defended a full delivery to short cover and immediately took off for a single that was never on.
His partner Sai Sudharsan was quick to signal him to stop, but Gill had already committed. Atkinson charged in, collected the ball cleanly, and hit the stumps with Gill well short of his ground. It was a poor judgement call that cost India dearly, breaking a promising 34-run stand.This is the second time Shubman Gillhas been run out in Tests. The first time also occurred against England last year in the Rajkot Test. Earlier in the session, KL Rahul was cleaned up by Chris Woakes for 14. Jaiswal had fallen cheaply to Atkinson via a successful DRS call for LBW. Despite the setback, Gill reached a personal milestone in the first session. With his innings, he overtook Sunil Gavaskar’s tally of 732 runs for the most by an Indian captain in a single Test series. Gill now has 737 runs in nine innings, averaging 92.12 with four centuries. He remains just 38 runs away from Gavaskar’s all-time Indian record of 774 runs in a bilateral series.