[WATCH] ENG vs IND 2025: Sunil Gavaskar congrats Shubman Gill on great England tour

Indian cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar presented a cap and shirt to Test captain Shubman Gill in recognition of his outstanding performance in the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Gill was in sublime form with the bat in his debut series as captain and fell just 20 runs short of breaking Gavaskar’s long-standing record for the most runs by an Indian in a Test series.

Gavaskar, known for his thoughtful gestures toward young players, once again made a memorable moment with this heartfelt tribute. Gill’s batting heroics included a double century in the first innings and a century in the second at Edgbaston, leading India to a historic victory.

“Well done! I’ve got a gift for you in anticipation of you going past (the record of most runs by an Indian batter in a Test series)… but at least you have something to aim for in the next series, yeah? This is just a little gift… a shirt with my ‘SG’ initials. Someone made it for me, but I’m giving it to you.

I don’t know if it will fit you or not,” Sunil Gavaskar told Gill after Day 3’s play.

“This is a little cap, which I give to very few people, with my signature. All the best, God bless—and that last move was fantastic, setting a fielder there and bowling a yorker,” he added.

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Gill concluded the series with an amazing 754 runs in 10 innings across five Tests, including four hundreds and a best score of 269. Despite his outstanding performance, he fell barely short of matching Gavaskar’s record for the most runs scored by an Indian in a Test series, 774 runs in just eight innings during the 1970-71 tour of the West Indies.

India trailed 2-1 entering the last Test. They need nine wickets to win the game and tie the series 2-2. Meanwhile, the host team needs 324 more runs to secure a dominant 3-1 series win.