Manchester, July 22 -- Indian skipper Shubman Gill is on the verge of unlocking the milestone of 6,000 international runs as the fourth Test against England at Manchester's Old Trafford begins on Wednesday.

Following a failure at Lord's after his marathon knocks of 269 and 161 at Edgbaston, Gill would be aiming to continue his record-breaking ways in the series, which has witnessed him tearing into history books with each stroke like he never did.

Despite a brief lull at Lord's, Gill is still the highest run-getter in the series, with 607 runs in six innings at an average of 101.16 and an audacious strike rate of over 71, with three centuries to his name. His closest competitors, the wicketkeeping-batters Rishabh Pant (425 runs) and Jam...