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.jpg) Gill in 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 September 1999 Fazilka, Punjab, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Prince | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 297) | 26 December 2020 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 26 October 2024 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 227) | 31 January 2019 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 7 August 2024 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 101) | 3 January 2023 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 30 July 2024 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Gujarat Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 March 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shubman Gill (born 8 September 1999) is an Indian cricketer who represents the national team across all three formats of the game. He is the vice-captain of India in white-ball cricket. He captains Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League and plays for Punjab in domestic cricket. A right-handed top-order batter, he made his international debut for in January 2019 against New Zealand.[1] Gill was a part of the 2023 World Cup team which finished as runners-up.[2]
In the ODI cricket, he is the fastest player to reach 2000 runs in 38 innings,[3] also holds the record for the youngest cricketer to score a double century at the age of 23 in ODI as well.[4] He made his List-A debut against Vidarbha in 2017 and first-class debut for Punjab against Bengal in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, scoring a half-century in the game,[5] and 129 runs in the last match against Services.[6]
As vice-captain of India's Under-19 team, Gill scored 372 runs at an average of 124.00 in the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, where he played a crucial role in India's fourth title win and earning the edition's Player of the Tournament award.[7] His unbeaten 102 in the semi-final against Pakistan U-19 drew praise from batting greats such as Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, and Sourav Ganguly.[8][9]
In 2022, Gill was part of the IPL championship-winning Gujarat Titans team. He won the 2023 IPL Orange Cap by scoring 890 runs, the second-highest total in IPL history, including three centuries. His score of 129 in the IPL Qualifier 2 is the highest individual score in IPL Playoffs history. Gill was appointed as the captain of Gujarat Titans ahead of IPL 2024 after Hardik Pandya was traded to Mumbai Indians.
- ^ "Shubman Gill Profile – Cricket Player India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "India Under-19s Squad – India U19 Squad – ICC U-19 WC, 2018 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Shubman Gill Breaks Hashim Amla's Record, Becomes Fastest To 2,000 ODI Runs". Times of India.
- ^ "Sublime Shubman Gill Hits Maiden ODI Double Century, Becomes Youngest To Attain The Feat". Times of India.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy 2017: Bengal inch closer to quarterfinal berth with innings victory over Punjab". The Indian Express. PTI. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy 2017: Punjab in command with Shubman Gill, Anmolpreet Singh tons". The Indian Express. PTI. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "How Shubman Gill, player of ICC U-19 World Cup, polished his 'Virat Kohli shot'". Hindustan Times. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ Thaly, Dattaraj (30 January 2018). "ICC Under-19 World Cup: Shubman Gill Impresses With High-Quality Hundred Against Pakistan". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Shubman Gill a better player than Prithvi Shaw: Sourav Ganguly". India Today. Retrieved 30 January 2018.