According to former England captain Michael Vaughan, Shubman Gill would have surpassed the 45-run Test average by the completion of the five-Test 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

Following Gill's incredible 269 (387), which smashed multiple records in the first innings of the second Test at Edgbaston, Vaughan made his remarks. It was the best score by an Indian batter in a Test outside of Asia, overtaking Sachin Tendulkar, and the highest score by an Indian skipper in Test cricket, surpassing Virat Kohli.

Gill has played 33 games before this Test, averaging 36.57 with six hundreds and seven fifties. He may get another inning in this game because the 269 already put it over 40, at 40.65. This 269 was his second century of the series after 147 on his India captaincy debut in Leeds.

“At the start of the series, I said that his average of 35 in cricket that’s not high enough for his quality. I said by the end of his career, he’ll be averaging 45. I think probably by the end of this series, he will be averaging 45. He’s made a terrific start. He is the captain, second time out, and he’s now two from two. Magnificent," Vaughan told the broadcasters, as per News18.  

Vaughan also likened Gill to the ‘great players’ of the past for his nous on the field and how he judged different phases of the innings.

“It was a great toss for him to have lost, but I think as Sunny (Sunil Gavaskar) said, when you get really quality players, when they get on a good surface, and they know there’s not a great deal of swing or seam, there’s the odd ball that bounces. There’s not a great deal of spin just yet. I think great players realise it, and his feet have been going great. His technique looks absolutely pure. And he just had the mindset to perform," said Vaughan.

England made 77/3 at stumps on day 2 of the second Test at Edgbaston.