Historic Test Victory for India Under Shubman Gill's Captaincy
India's Dominant Win
The Indian cricket team made headlines by achieving a remarkable victory under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, winning their one-off Test match of the year by an impressive innings and 300 runs at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium. The match concluded on the third day, June 8, with India showcasing their dominance throughout. Winning the toss, Gill opted to bat first, leading the team to a formidable total of 564-8 before declaring. Key contributions came from KL Rahul (100) and Shubman Gill (126), both scoring centuries, while Rishabh Pant (81) and Washington Sundar (51) added valuable half-centuries. Afghanistan struggled in their first innings, bowled out for a mere 152, with debutant Manav Suthar claiming six wickets.
India enforced the follow-on and wrapped up the match in just 35.5 overs, dismissing Afghanistan for only 112 runs. Sundar excelled with a four-wicket haul, while Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets.
India's Record-Breaking Achievement
This victory marks India's largest Test win by an innings in history, surpassing their previous record of an innings and 272 runs set under Virat Kohli's captaincy in 2018 against the West Indies. Below is a summary of India's biggest Test victories by innings:
Biggest Victory Margin for India in Tests (by innings)| Opponent | Margin | Captain | Venue | Year |
| Afghanistan | Innings And 300 Runs | Shubman Gill | New Chandigarh | 2026 |
| West Indies | Innings And 272 Runs | Virat Kohli | Rajkot | 2018 |
| Afghanistan | Innings And 262 Runs | Ajinkya Rahane | Bengaluru | 2018 |
| Bangladesh | Innings And 239 Runs | Rahul Dravid | Mirpur | 2007 |
| Sri Lanka | Innings And 239 Runs | Virat Kohli | Nagpur | 2017 |
This match also represents Afghanistan's heaviest defeat in Test cricket history. The Indian team has set a new world record, as Afghanistan has now lost a Test match by an innings for only the third time, with both instances occurring against India.
| Team | Result | Venue | Year |
| India | Innings And 300 Runs | New Chandigarh | 2026 |
| India | Innings And 262 Runs | Bengaluru | 2018 |
| Zimbabwe | Innings And 273 Runs | Harare | 2025 |
| Bangladesh | 546 Runs | Mirpur | 2023 |
India has now become the tenth team in the 149-year history of Test cricket to win by an innings and 300 runs, and only the fourth team in the 21st century to achieve this feat. This victory is the largest in Test cricket in 14 years, with the last instance of a larger margin occurring in 2012.
Today's result stands as the second-largest Test victory on Indian soil and the biggest in 66 years, surpassed only by the West Indies' win by an innings and 336 runs against India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Additionally, this is the second-largest win by an Asian team in Test history, following Pakistan's victory by an innings and 324 runs against New Zealand in Lahore in 2002. The two teams are set to face each other in an ODI series starting Saturday, June 13, marking their first bilateral series in the 50-over format.