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Shubman Gill becomes 4th Indian Test captain to score at least 50 runs in in his first home as well as away Test. (Picture Credit: AP, X/@ICC)

Shubman Gill scored 50 runs from 100 balls for Team India in the first innings of the ongoing first Test against the West Indies. Gill’s 50-run knock at Narendra Modi Stadium helped him join Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar and Sourav Ganguly in an elite list. The 26-year-old right-handed batter from Punjab became the fourth Indian on Friday (October 3) to cross the 50-run mark in his first home as well as away Test as captain.

Gill made his Test captaincy debut against England in Leeds on June 20, 2025, and scored 147 runs in the first innings. In the first innings of his first home Test as captain, he scored 50 runs.

Vijay Hazare was the first Indian captain to cross the 50-run mark in both his first home and away Test. He made 164* against England in Delhi (December 1951) and 89 against England in Leeds (June 1952).

Gavaskar, on the other hand, scored 116 runs in his first away Test (against New Zealand in Auckland, January 1976) and 205 runs in his first home Test (against the West Indies in Mumbai, December 1978).

Ganguly made his Test captaincy debut against Bangladesh in Dhaka on November 10, 2000, and scored 84 runs. In his first home Test as captain, Ganguly remained unbeaten on 65 against Zimbabwe in Delhi (November 2000).

Indians to score 50+ score in 1st home and away Test as captain

During his stay at the crease for Team India in the first innings of the Ahmedabad Test, Gill hammered five fours. He added 98 runs for the third wicket with KL Rahul (100 runs from 192 balls). Gill was sent back to the pavilion by Roston Chase. In an attempt to play a sweep shot, Gill was caught by Justin Greaves on the last ball of the 57th over.