India opener Shubman Gill in great form.©Instagram
Shubman Gill owns the stage with his recent performances. The young opener has had consistently high scores in the ODI home series in recent times. He even hit a double century against New Zealand in the first ODI. In doing so, the 23-year-old became the eighth batter to reach the mark in ODIs. His purple patch started from the series against Sri Lanka where he also hit a barrel. Ever since Gill became a household name with his exploits at the 2018 U-19 World Cup, Indian cricket has been expecting big things from him. The young opener for Punjab has not disappointed so far.
Recently, Shubman Gill posted a photo of him on Instagram with the caption “Mind > Matter”. In the post, he wrote the names of those who styled him such as makeup, hair, etc. Former India captain Virat Kohli left a question in the comment section of the post, “And by whom to look?” To which Gill replied, “thanks to the” along with an emoticon meaning a crown. It seems that it was Kohli who would have given Gill the crown.
In the first ODI against New Zealand, Gill also completed 1000 runs in just 19 innings. He is the fastest Indian to reach the target, surpassing Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan – both of whom scored 1000 points in 24 innings.
Gill is now also the second fastest ever to score 1000 runs along with Pakistan’s Imam-ul-Haq. In completing 1000 runs in 19 innings, Gill surpassed the likes of Viv Richards, Babar Azam, Kevin Pietsersen, Jonathan Trott, Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen – all of whom scored 1000 ODI runs in 21 innings. Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman (18 innings) is the fastest to 1000 runs in ODIs.
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