Unbelievable stat! Shubman Gill did it alone, Pakistan can't do it as a team
Pakistan's cricket team is facing a severe batting crisis, having scored fewer runs in three Tests than Shubman Gill did individually during India's five-Test series in England. Despite significant personnel changes, the team continues to struggle with top-order collapses.
Why it matters
The statistical comparison highlights the depth of the performance decline in Pakistan's national cricket team, a major cultural and sporting concern in the region.
Pakistan's batting crisis has reached an extraordinary point in their ongoing Test series against England. After three Tests, the entire Pakistan team is now just 11 runs short of the 754 runs Shubman Gill scored on his own during India's five-Test series in England last year.Gill finished India's five-Test campaign with 754 runs, establishing himself as one of the standout performers of the series. Pakistan, meanwhile, have managed 743 runs across the first two Tests and the opening innings of the third Test at Edgbaston.Their latest collapse, when they were bowled out for just 133 on Wednesday, has left Pakistan tantalisingly close to an unwanted statistical milestone.Pakistan's batting crisis deepensThe latest failure came at a particularly turbulent time for Pakistan cricket. Following defeats at Headingley and Lord's, the Pakistan Cricket Board made sweeping changes to the Test setup.
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