Gill's Grand Slam: Shubman Set to Smash Brian Lara's Test Record, A New Cricket Maestro in the Making

Brian Lara sees Shubman Gill as the future record-breaker, foreseeing him surpassing Lara's Test score of 400* and first-class score of 501*.

Written by: Krutarth Ghosalkar

Edited by: Krutarth Ghosalkar

Last Updated: 2023-12-06 08:32:41

Summary: Brian Lara described Shubman Gill as ``the most talented batsman of the new generation'' who can score over 400 runs in a Test innings and break many world records.

The West Indies legend said talented Indian batsman Shubman Gill can score more than 400 runs in a Test innings. Lara was the first and only cricketer to score 400 runs in a Test match against England in 2004. He also holds the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket. The left-footer had already scored an unbeaten 501 in Warwickshire's County Championship against Durham in 1994.

Lara said Gil could beat his two outstanding performances. Both of my records could be beaten by Shubman Gill. Lara told Anandabazar Patrika. The former West Indies captain described Gill as the most talented batsman in the current team. Gill is the most talented batsman of this new generation. He will dominate cricket in the coming years. I believe he will break many more big records, he added.

Records are meant to be broken. However, there are some things that seem indestructible. Like Sachin Tendulkar's international century. Mutthaiah Muralitharan's 800 Test wickets. Brian Lara's 400 his highest test score. Rohit Sharma's 264 his highest ODI score. However, Lara believes his record will be broken. Now that it is no longer common for team totals to exceed 400 in Test innings, Lara not only said that his world record individual score could be broken, but he also mentioned the batsman who is most likely to do it. He also mentioned his name.

Gill is the youngest Indian to score a century in any format of the match and the youngest ever to score an ODI double hundred, but his Test career hasn't gotten off to the best start. He has scored 966 runs in 18 games, averaging 32 and has just scored one century. But he just turned 24 and his best years are ahead of him.

Gill was amazing in the start of his ODI career. He is the fastest to reach 2000 runs in 50 over cricket in just 38 innings. The right-hander has already scored six centuries and his average in this format stands at 61.37. However, in the recently concluded ODI World Cup, he failed to set the stage on fire. However, Lara believes that Gill will represent and make India win matches in many ICC tournaments in the coming years.

Gill hasn't scored a century (in the World Cup), but look at the shots he has already played. He has scored centuries in all formats, bagged double centuries in ODIs and recorded many match-winning performances in IPL as well. I am sure he will participate in many ICC tournaments in the future, he added.