India, July 4 -- On Wednesday, Shubman Gill became the fourth Indian, after Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli, to score hundreds in his first two Tests as captain. A day later, the 25-year-old produced the biggest knock by an Indian skipper in all Test cricket. And he is only in his second outing as the leader. What a start.

Hazare, Gavaskar and Kohli were already the premier batters in their respective sides when they brought up this milestone. Kohli made three centuries in his first two games at the helm, including hundreds in both innings in his maiden outing as captain, in a stand-in capacity against Australia in Adelaide in December 2014.

Even a fortnight back, the jury was out on whether Gill was the best batter in this...