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Gill Joins Elite List of Overseas Captains With Twin Tons in England

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India captain Shubman Gill joined a select group on Wednesday by becoming just the ninth overseas captain to score hundreds in both the first and second Tests of a series in England, with 114 not out at Edgbaston.

Below AFP Sport looks at a list that also includes all-time cricket greats Don Bradman and Garfield Sobers (year, player, team, scores, venues):

1938: Don Bradman (AUS) 144 no, 102 no, Trent Bridge and Lord#39;s

1947: Alan Melville (RSA) 189, 117, Trent Bridge and Lord#39;s

1953: Lindsay Hassett (AUS) 115, 104, Trent Bridge and Lord#39;s

1966: Garfield Sobers (WIS) 161, 163 no, Old Trafford and Lord#39;s

1973: Bevan Congdon (NZL) 176, 175, Trent Bridge and Lord#39;s

1990: Mohammad Azharuddin (IND) 121, 179, Lord#39;s and Old Trafford

2003: Graeme Smith (RSA) 277, 259, Edgbaston and Lord#39;s

2014: Angelo Matthews (SRI) 102, 160, Lord#39;s and Headingley

2025: Shubman Gill (IND) 147, 114 no, Headingley and Edgbaston

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