Shubman Gill Becomes Fourth-Youngest Indian to Reach 3,000 Test Runs
Indian cricket captain Shubman Gill reached 3,000 runs in Test cricket during the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo. At 26 years and 349 days, he became the fourth-youngest Indian to achieve this milestone, following Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, and Dilip Vengsarkar. Gill has played 43 Tests, scoring 3,004 runs with 11 centuries and eight fifties, maintaining an average of 43.53. The milestone came as India lost both openers early in the match, with Gill remaining unbeaten at the session's end.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–78/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
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zeenews broke this story on 23 Aug, 07:29 am. Other outlets followed.