Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill (born 8 September 1999) is an Indian international cricketer who represents the Indian cricket team across all three formats. He is the captain of the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League and plays for Punjab in domestic cricket. He is widely considered as one the best batsmen in contemporary world cricket. Gill served as the vice-captain of the Indian Under-19 cricket team in the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and won Player of the Tournament award. A right-handed opening batsman, Gill holds the record for youngest cricketer to score a double century in One Day International cricket and the highest T20I score by an individual for the Indian team. He also holds the record for the fastest player to score 2000 runs in ODIs (38 innings).
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| Full name | Shubman Gill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 September 1999 Fazilka, Punjab, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Shubha, Prince | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 297) | 26 December 2020 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 2 February 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 227) | 31 January 2019 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 19 November 2023 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 101) | 3 January 2023 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 14 December 2023 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Medal record
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 February 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He made his List-A debut against Vidharbha in 2017 and first-class debut for Punjab against Bengal in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, in late 2017, with a half-century in the game, and 129 runs in the last match against Services. He made his international debut for the Indian cricket team in January 2019.
He was drafted into India's Under-19 side as the vice-captain for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Shubman scored 372 runs at an average of 124.00 at the tournament, where he batted at number three to play a crucial role in India's record fourth world title and was adjudged the edition's Player of the Tournament. His match-winning 102 not out in the semi-final against arch-rivals Pakistan U-19 drew praises from batting greats such as Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, and Sourav Ganguly.
In 2022, Gill was part of the IPL championship winning Gujarat Titans team. Gill would go on to win the 2023 IPL Orange Cap, scoring 890 runs, the second highest total in IPL history, including three centuries. Gill scored 129 in the IPL Qualifies 2, 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.