Shubman Gill attained a significant batting record on an otherwise lackluster day for Team India on Day 1 of the fifth Test against England at The Oval. The KKR franchise is reportedly aiming to acquire charismatic Indian wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul. In other news, West Indies Cricket has made four changes to its squad for the upcoming home T20I series against Pakistan.
Capping an eventful day in the world of cricket, here we take a look at five of the biggest cricketing news that emerged out of Thursday, July 31.
Shubman Gill scored just 21 from 35 balls on Day 1 of The Oval Test to register a rare failure in the ongoing five-match Test series against England. Nonetheless, the cricketer soared past the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli for a rare Indian record, aggregating the highest number of runs for a captain in a single Test series.
With 743 runs from nine innings spanning five Tests against England, Shubman Gill leads Sunil Gavaskars tally of 732 runs in the 1978-79 series against West Indies and Virat Kohlis 655 runs against England at home back in 2016.
West Indies Cricket has named a 14-player West Indies squad for their upcoming three-match home T20I series against Pakistan. The West Indies selection committee made as many as four changes to the squad after their 0-5 drubbing at the hands of Australia at home. Shamar Joseph, Keacy Carty, Alick Athanaze and Johnson Charles have been drafted into the team as replacements for Alzarri Joseph, Evin Lewis, Brandon King and Shimron Hetmyer respectively.
The three T20I matches between West Indies and the visiting Pakistan team will be played between August 1 and August 4 in Lauderhill.