Shubman Gill Joins Elite List with Century on Captaincy Debut- Fans Go Wild as He Takes Apart England’s Bowling Attack

Shubman Gill made history on Friday, June 20, by scoring a century in his very first Test match as captain. Batting at No. 4, the 25-year-old reached his hundred during the third session on Day 1 against England at Headingley in Leeds.

Gill was named India’s 37th Test captain on May 24, 2025, when the selectors announced the team for the five-match Test series. Just weeks later, he walked out to lead the team and made his mark right away with the bat.

With this century, Gill became only the fifth Indian to score a hundred in his first Test as captain. He now joins a special list that includes Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, and Virat Kohli.

Player	Score	Opponent	Venue	Year
Vijay Hazare	164*	vs England	Delhi	1951
Sunil Gavaskar	116	vs New Zealand	Auckland	1976
Dilip Vengsarkar	102	vs West Indies	Delhi	1987
Virat Kohli	115 and 141	vs Australia	Adelaide	2014
Shubman Gill	102*	vs England	Leeds	2025

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Twitter reactions after Shubman Gill scores century

 

They mocked his voice, trolled his masculinity, drew unfair comparisons with past legends. But Shubman Gill responded like a river carving through stone...A captain’s hundred on debut; a century that didn’t raise its voice, but raised the bar... pic.twitter.com/z1s0CsAouc

— Abhishek AB (@ABsay_ek) June 20, 2025

 

Massively trolled for his captaincy, SR, average, looks, even his voice — but he responded in style:

Fastest fifty in Tests ✅
Century on captaincy debut ✅

Shubman Gill is here to stay 🔥✊🏻 pic.twitter.com/NFRAflgBdM

— A. (@perthelegance) June 20, 2025

 

Phones buzzing with hate. Noise from his own people. Doubts echoing from every corner of the world. And in the middle of all that Shubman Gill walks out as captain, silent, calm, and hits a gritty hundred. What a start bro! and this is just a start. “Time nai Daur aau” pic.twitter.com/U0Mj3KRTE4

— Jahazi (@Oye_Jahazi) June 20, 2025

 

Shubman gill scores brilliant 100 on captaincy debut 🔥❤️

Let's be honest he was under huge pressure from his own fans and experts. pic.twitter.com/4jNvMcDbxo

— सक्षम¹⁸( Dean Winchester ka parivar) (@sak23garg) June 20, 2025

 

Shubman Gill was getting continuous hate from day 1 since he was announced Indian Test Captain and now smoked his haters with century on his Captaincy Debut🙌

Take a Bow, Shubman Gill 👑 pic.twitter.com/qmSKgtlHty

— कट्टर INDIA समर्थक 🦁🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRWeRule) June 20, 2025

 

No words can explain how happy I am right now. Defended him from all the unnecessary trolling for the past two months, and now he scores a century in the very first match. Shubman Gill, I love you so much. pic.twitter.com/z0awB5Kijl

— 👑 (@SG77Era) June 20, 2025

 

This should be seen as a landmark century in Shubman Gill’s career.

HE needed it.
His TEAM needed it.
His CAPTAINCY needed it.

This knock has the potential for a lot of wide ranging positive influences on his career! #ENGvsIND pic.twitter.com/VFcTTf1Eqg

— Cricketologist (@AMP86793444) June 20, 2025

 

Criticised as a captain, doubted as a batter, but Shubman Gill has answered it all with a century! What a statement on captaincy debut.

Well done, Gill. Massive congratulations! pic.twitter.com/0spXzEbkUO

— Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952) June 20, 2025