Having first represented India in the ODI format almost four years ago, batter Shubman Gill has started to first dominate the same format after finally getting a consistent run in the national team.
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Gill, 23, has not only justified the selectors and team management’s decision to play him ahead of veteran batter Shikhar Dhawan but not even let a vast majority of people remember the latter in the recently concluded three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.
Second-highest run-scorer behind former India captain and Player of the Series Virat Kohli, Gill scored a century and half-century each across three ODIs. The right-handed batter was mature enough to acknowledge that he missed opportunities to score daddy hundreds in both the matches where he crossed the 50-run mark.
Heartiest Congratulations to @ShubmanGill & @imVkohli for their spectacular centuries 💯😍 #IndVsSL
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) January 15, 2023
Gill, who kept Kohli’s advice in his mind whilst scoring his second ODI century in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, will be looking to further stretch out this purple patch especially in this format with a World Cup to be player later in the year.
“Felt very good. Always good when you convert a start to a big one. When you are batting with someone like Rohit [Sharma] bhai or Virat [Kohli] bhai, you don’t have to do much. We were just talking about whom to target and when to target,” Gill had told host broadcaster Star Sports during the mid-innings break yesterday..
Shubman Gill last 10 innings score ODIs (updated on March 22, 2023)
In his last 10 ODI innings dating back to November 2022, Gill has scored 637 runs at an average of 70.77 and a strike rate of 115.18 with the help of three centuries and one half-century.
Shubman Gill last 10 ODI innings full list (updated on March 22, 2023)
Match 1 – 37 (49) vs Australia at MA Chidrambaram Stadium
Match 2 – 0 (2) vs Australia at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
Match 3 – 20 (31) vs Australia at Wankhede Stadium
Match 4 – 112 (78) vs New Zealand at Holkar Stadium
Match 5 – 40* (53) vs New Zealand at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium
Match 6 – 208 (149) vs New Zealand at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
Match 7 – 116 (97) vs Sri Lanka at Greenfield International Stadium
Match 8 – 21 (25) vs Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens
Match 9 – 70 (60) vs Sri Lanka at Barsapara Cricket Stadium
Match 10 – 13 (22) vs New Zealand at Hagley Oval
