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Shubman Gill - The Future Batting Star
One of the few batters to have emerged from India’s Under-19 team is Shubman Gill. Still new to the international scene, the Punjab-born batter has got what it takes to make it big at the world stage. Batting at number 3, Gill scored a total of 372 runs at an average of 124 as India won the Under-19 World Cup in 2018. He was adjudged the Player of Tournament for his contributions. A keen learner and an obedient student of cricketing legend Rahul Dravid, Gill’s promotion to the senior team was only a matter of time. That happened less than a year later against New Zealand in January 2019.
His Test debut, in Australia, was also a special occasion to mark. The India team had been thrashed in the first Test in Adelaide. Gill made his debut in the second one. It was a memorable series for the youngster as his contributions led the way to an injury-hit team winning the 4-match series 2-1.
Joining the Kolkata team back in 2018 Gill had been in their books until only recently when they had to let him go ahead of the mega auction for the Indian T20 League 2022. The Kolkata team put a lot of faith in him when it came to giving their innings a speedy start. He will be donning the Gujarat team’s jersey this season after the new entrants invested ₹8 crores on the right-handed batter.
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Shubman Gill’s Personal Details
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- Name
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- Shubman Gill
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- Date of Birth
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- 8th September, 1999
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- Birthplace
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- Punjab, India
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- Height
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- 5′10″
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- Batting Style
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- Right-handed batter
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- Playing Role
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- Top-order batter
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- Current Team
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- India Cricket Team, Gujarat team
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- Jersey Number
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- 77
Shubman Gill’s Current Ranking
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T20 34 -
ODI 4 -
Test 48
Shubman Gill Stats
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- Format
- M
- Inn
- Runs
- HS
- Avg
- SR
- 100
- 200
- 50
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- Test
- 15
- 28
- 890
- 128 vs AUS
- 34.23
- 56.64
- 2
- 0
- 4
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- ODI
- 24
- 24
- 1311
- 208 vs NZ
- 65.55
- 107.11
- 4
- 1
- 5
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- T20l
- 6
- 6
- 202
- 126 vs NZ
- 40.4
- 165.57
- 1
- 0
- 0
Shubman Gill – Key Skills and Strengths
Shubman Gill has a knack for timing the ball. Hardly any of his shots come off the edge of the bat. The ball makes a sweet sound when it comes off Shubman Gill’s bat. Though he is going through a somewhat lean patch at the moment, hardly anyone has any doubt about his coming out of it soon. Gill can also be explosive when needed.
Gill has a knack for stepping back on his crease and allowing the ball to come on to the bat. This allows him to negotiate short pitch deliveries on bouncy pitches. However, it also comes as a disadvantage for pitches that do not offer bounce. While Gill learns the trade of his game, he is expected to make the necessary changes to his batting style soon. In fact, the changes have already been seen as Gill has started playing more and more deliveries on the front foot.
Besides his skills with the bat, Gill is also an exceptional fielder. He has been used in the short leg position fruitfully in Test matches.
Shubman Gill’s Awards and Achievements
Still new to the international scene, Gill has years left in his career to win more awards and write his name among the greatest of the great of the games. Yet to make his international T20 debut, Gill has also got a limited number of opportunities in one day cricket. However, the spotlight was grabbed by the right-handed batter as a teenager in the Under-19 World Cup. Gill has also made a name for himself while playing Test match cricket for the Indian cricket team.
Here are some of Gill’s biggest achievements:
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At 20 years and 57 days, Gill is the youngest player to lead a side in the domestic Deodhar Trophy.
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Gill was adjudged the Player of the Tournament as India won the Under-19 World Cup in 2018.
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He won the Border-Gavaskar trophy this year in Australia, playing a crucial role in helping India win the series 2-1.
Shubman Gill’s Indian T20 League Journey
Shubham Gill’s exploits in the Under-19 World Cup brought him under the spotlight, with the Kolkata team buying him in 2018 along with his other teammates such as Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shivam Mavi. Gill had since been in the books of the Kolkata team and was one of the regular faces in the playing XI before being released this year. He usually opens the innings and is entrusted with the task of building the innings.
Here are some of Shubman Gill’s biggest achievements in the Indian T20 League:
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Gill won the Emerging Player of the Year award in 2019 after scoring 296 runs at an average of 32.88.
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Gill has most recently been made a part of the leadership group of the Kolkata team by manager Brendon McCullum.
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Gill has a highest score of 76 in the league, which he scored against the Mumbai team in 2019.
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- Format
- M
- Runs
- HS
- Avg
- SR
- 100
- 50
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- Indian T20 League
- 80
- 2128
- 96 vs PUB
- 32.74
- 126.52
- 0
- 16
Shubman Gill: FAQs
Gill idolizes batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, whom he watched playing while growing up, and current India skipper Virat Kohli.
Gill started playing cricket at the age of just 3. It was his parents, who helped him realize his dream. His father’s agricultural land workers used to bowl to him on the field.
Gill is the only player to average more than 100 in the youth format. He has 1,149 runs under his belt in the format at an average of 104.45.
Gill carries a red handkerchief whenever he goes out to bat because he believes that it brings him good luck and helps him score runs.
Shubman Gill named Brazil star Neymar as his favorite footballer.
