Shubman Gill made a memorable start to his captaincy in home Tests, registering a half-century on Day 2 of the first Test against the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

By achieving this milestone, Gill became the first Indian skipper in 47 years to score a fifty in his maiden home Test as captain, joining the legendary Sunil Gavaskar on this exclusive list.

Gill’s Knock and Historic Milestone

The right-handed batter took 91 balls to reach his fifty, driving a single off Khary Pierre in the 56th over. Gavaskar had accomplished a similar feat in 1978 against the West Indies at Wankhede Stadium, going on to score 205 runs.

Gill, however, could not convert his fifty into a century. He was dismissed by Roston Chase on the final delivery of the 57th over while attempting a reverse sw

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