Shubman Gill has managed to hog the limelight in the ongoing first ODI of the three match series, between India and New Zealand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
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Continuing with his brilliant run in ODIs, Gill was at his absolute best today as he notched up his maiden double century (208 off 149) in the format, and thereby becoming only the fifth Indian batter to reach the landmark.
Moreover, the knock which comprised of 19 Fours and 9 Sixes, not only helped him become the youngest men’s batter to score an ODI double ton, but also made sure he surpassed Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan to become the fastest Indian to score 1,000 ODI runs.
The 23-year-old’s knock single-handedly helped India post a massive total of 349/8 on the board, which is also their fourth successive score in excess of 300 in the format.
With India highly likely to clinch the first ODI with New Zealand already six wickets down (at the time of writing), the action for the next ODI will move to Raipur, with the final match to take place at Indore on January 21 and 24 respectively.
India vs New Zealand commentators list
While the majority of Star Sports (host broadcaster of the series) Indian commentators remain the same from India’s recently concluded series against Sri Lanka, the likes of former New Zealand players and experienced broadcasters in Danny Morrison and Grant Elliot are the two additions in the star-studded panel for the ongoing three-match series between India and New Zealand.
Gautam Gambhir will not be available in the commentary panel for the ongoing ODI series.
Star Sports English commentators
Sunil Gavaskar, Harsha Bhogle, Murali Kartik, Ravi Shastri, Ajit Agarkar, Danny Morrison and Grant Elliot.
Star Sports Hindi commentators
Jatin Sapru, Ajay Mehra, Padamjeet Sehrawat, Irfan Pathan, Sanjay Manjrekar, Mohammad Kaif, and Sanjay Bangar.
Star Sports Tamil commentators
V Yo Mahesh, Pradeep Muthu, Radhakrishnan Srinivasan, Laxmipathy Balaji, Sadagopan Ramesh, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, and Subramaniam Badrinath.
