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India’s ICC U-19 World Cup victory in 2018 not only proved the country’s dominance in world cricket but also gave a glimpse of some of the future cricketing stars. One such outstanding talent was Shubman Gill. During the entire tournament, the youngster’s performances with the cricket bat shone through and throttled him into the limelight. Keeping aside the final against Australia, he scored 50+ scores in all the games he played, and topped a blazing hundred in the semi-final against the arch-rivals, Pakistan. Recently, Shubman Gill entered the elite double-century club in the ODI. He became the fastest Indian cricketer to score 1000 ODI runs. He is currently the youngest batsman in men’s cricket to score a double century in ODI. In this blog, we will explore through the life of cricketer Shubman Gill, his career, stats, IPL, GF, etc.
From quite a moment this young prodigy has made a buzz in cricket lovers’ minds. Even the pundits have stated that this wonder kid is going to be one of the prime batsmen for the Indian cricket team in the future and now he is playing as an opener in World Cup matches. The lad who played with a bat and ball as a toy in childhood worked hard and today he is marching on the road to success. Among the pool of top cricketing talents in India, add Shubman Gill’s name to that list.
Shubman Gill Details
| Name | Shubman Gill |
| Born | September 08, 1999 (Fazilka, Punjab) |
| Age | 24 years |
| Shubman Gill GF | Sara Ali Khan (Rumoured) |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right arm Offbreak |
| IPL Team | Gujarat Titans |
| IPL team Price | INR 8 crores |
| Role | Opening Batter |
| Test Debut | 26 – 29 December 2020 v Australia at Melbourne |
| ODI Debut | 31 January 2019 v New Zealand at Hamilton |
| T20I Debut | 03 January 2023 v Sri Lanka at Wankhede |
| Teams Played for | India, Punjab, Gujarat Titans, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), |
| Achievements |
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Shubman Gill Biography
Early days
Shubman Gill was born in Fazilka, a city in Punjab to Lakhwinder Gill and Keart Gill. He has a sister named Shahneel Gill.
His father Lakhwinder Singh once spoke about his son’s passion for the game.
“Shubman never liked any other toy. He always loved playing with the bat and ball. He used to play with the cricket bat and ball even during going to bed,” Lakhwinder told PTI.
“We fully supported him in achieving his dream to become a cricketer, dedicating 15 years to him to enable him to become a world-class cricketer. We even left our work and skipped several family functions including marriage ceremonies of our relatives so we could dedicate as much time as we could on him,” he added further.
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His father, an agriculturist would ask the hired people to help on the farm to throw balls at Gill to help him practice batting. Lakhwinder was convinced of his talent and moved the family to Mohali and rented a house near the PCA Stadium.
While he was anonymously working out at the small academy opposite Mohali’s PCA Stadium, former Indian pacer Karsan Ghavri held a bowling camp for talented seamers where he needed kids to bat against his bowlers. And incidentally, that’s when young Shubman came into the picture.
Domestic Circuit
In an Under-16 Inter-District tournament, he scored 351 runs in one inning. Even on his Under-16 state debut for Punjab, he smashed an unbeaten double-century. All this came in the year 2014. He made his List A debut for Punjab in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He made his first-class debut for Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy in the same year.
As the years were passing the young gun was making an impact with his games. In 2018, Shubman was named to India C’s squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy. The form led him to make an entry in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy.
Shubman Gill: International Career
With his batting powers at the domestic level, he impressed the selectors and was given a chance to play in the U19 side in 2017. He was named the vice-captain of India’s squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Gill made the entire nation proud with his batting skills on the international level. He was the leading run-scorer for India in the World Cup, with 372 runs. He was also named the player of the tournament. The young talent was also called for India (senior team). He traveled to New Zealand in 2018 but couldn’t make a debut.
Gill made his Test debut for India on 26 December 2020, against Australia, and in the fourth Test at the Gabba, he scored 91 runs to help India win the series. Gill also scored his first ODI century against Zimbabwe in Harare on 22 August 2022.
On 18 January 2023, Shubman Gill scored a double-century against New Zealand. He is currently the youngest batsman in men’s cricket to score a double century in ODI’s. Now, Shubman became 5th Indian batsman to hit a double century in ODI.
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Shubman Gill: Setting IPL on Fire
Following Gill’s Player of the Series award in the U-19 World Cup, he attracted the interest of four franchises during IPL 2018 auction including Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Delhi Capitals. However, in the end, KKR made the final bid and snatched him for Rs 1.80 crore. In the season, he has scored 296 runs at an impressive average of 32.88 from 14 matches.
Emphatic, easy win for #KKR. And many positives too, none more than the composure of Shubman Gill. He is talented, true, but it is his composure that will take him far
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 3, 2019
Shubman Gill IPL 2022
The 23-year-old right-handed opener had a stellar season with Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League 2022. He helped his team led by Hardik Pandya to win the IPL 2022 title.
Shubman Gill: Achievements & Records
- Shubman has twice been awarded BCCI’s ‘Best Junior Cricketer’ (U-14 and U-16) Award’ in 2013-14 and 2014-15.
- He was a player of the tournament of 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
- He holds the world record of scoring 587 runs in partnership with Nirmal Singh.
- Youngest cricketer to lead a side in the Deodhar Trophy
- Leading scorer for Punjab in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy (728)
- Leading run-scorer for India in the 2018 U-19 WC (372)
- Youngest batsman for an Indian team to score a double century in a first-class match vs West Indies A
- 2019 IPL Emerging player of the Tournament
- Player of the Tournament in the 2018 U19 WC
- Scored first ODI century for India against Zimbabwe at Harare on 22 August 2022
- In September 2022, Shubman Gill Scores Maiden County Century.
- In January 2023, he became fastest Indian cricketer to score 1000 ODI runs and currently is the youngest batsman in men’s cricket to score a double century in ODI’s.
- In January 2023, Shubman Gill became 5th Indian batsman to hit a double century in ODI’s.
- On 1 February 2023, Shubman Gill scored his maiden T20I century against New Zealand.
Indian Cricketer: Shubman GiIl Stats
- Shubman Gill Batting & Fielding Stats
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 18 | 33 | 3 | 966 | 128 | 32.20 | 1638 | 58.97 | 2 | 4 | 112 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| ODIs | 40 | 40 | 6 | 2113 | 208 | 62.14 | 2066 | 102.27 | 6 | 11 | 239 | 44 | 29 | 0 |
| T20Is | 11 | 11 | 1 | 304 | 126* | 30.40 | 207 | 146.85 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| FC | 45 | 77 | 8 | 3508 | 268 | 50.84 | 5072 | 69.16 | 10 | 16 | 419 | 47 | 31 | 0 |
| List A | 95 | 94 | 12 | 4377 | 208 | 53.37 | 4617 | 94.80 | 12 | 22 | 468 | 85 | 55 | 0 |
| T20s | 123 | 120 | 18 | 3771 | 129 | 36.97 | 2773 | 135.98 | 5 | 22 | 365 | 122 | 44 | 0 |
- Shubman Gill Bowling Stats
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 18 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0.85 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| T20Is | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| FC | 45 | 5 | 61 | 44 | 0 | – | – | – | 4.32 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 95 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4.00 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 91 | 14 | 2790 | 129 | 37.70 | 2081 | 134.07 | 3 | 18 | 273 | 80 | 36 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 2 | 890 | 129 | 59.33 | 564 | 157.80 | 3 | 4 | 85 | 33 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 2 | 483 | 96 | 34.50 | 365 | 132.33 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 478 | 57 | 28.11 | 402 | 118.90 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 1 | 440 | 70* | 33.84 | 373 | 117.96 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 4 | 296 | 76 | 32.88 | 238 | 124.36 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 5 | 203 | 57* | 33.83 | 139 | 146.04 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
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Shubman Gill: Lesser Known Facts
- He always keeps a red handkerchief while batting.
- At the age of 8, he would wake up at 3:30 am, get ready for two hours of practice from 4, attend school, and return in the afternoon for more cricket.
- He is a huge fan of Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.
- His favorite football club is FC Barcelona.
Shubman Gill: Social Media
This is what dreams are made of 💙🇮🇳🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/rD3n4aHvfz
— Shubman Gill (@ShubmanGill) January 19, 2023
With the staRRR @tarak9999 Congrats on winning the Golden Globe❤️ pic.twitter.com/LifSpHY4wl
— Shubman Gill (@ShubmanGill) January 17, 2023
Every cup's got a tale ☕ pic.twitter.com/pOiGEU3DB5
— Shubman Gill (@ShubmanGill) September 23, 2022
Loving it here @GlamCricket 💛 pic.twitter.com/5Uayz6ok6y
— Shubman Gill (@ShubmanGill) September 8, 2022
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FAQ
Shubman Gill is currently 24 years old.
As per the BCCI contract, Shubman Gill comes under the Grade B contract of Rs 3 crore per annum.
Subman Gill was retained by Gujarat Titans in the auction for IPL 2023 for a whopping amount of INR 8 Crore.
Speculations about a romantic involvement between Sara Tendulkar and Shubman Gill have been circulating. They have been spotted together at occasions such as the Jio World Plaza grand opening. Sara even attended the India vs Bangladesh WC match in Pune, enthusiastically supporting Gill. However, it’s worth noting that they haven’t made any official statements confirming their relationship status.
