Shubman Gill’s name now needs no introduction. He is one of the important players of the Indian cricket team and increases his importance in the team match by match. He is now a part of playing eleven in the Indian cricket team.
He was born on 8 Sept 1999 and played for the Gujarat Titans franchise in IPL after first-class cricket. He is an all-rounder ( supports the team with both bowling and batting) player from Jharkhand. Being just 24 years old, Shubman established himself as a world-class player.
Shubman Gill in IPL
Gill’s performance in the IPL tournament took him in the limelight and also in the minds of selectors to pick him for the national cricket team of India.
In 2023, Shubman Gill’s IPL performance helped his team Gujarat Titans to hold the winning cup of the IPL tournament.
Shubman Gill IPL 2023 runs are the most among his all previous seasons he made 890 runs in 17 matches of the season and out of these 17 innings he made three centuries and four half-centuries in this season and always provides a good opening start to the innings to reach big totals.
Shubman Gill’s IPL century in 2023 came in the last five innings he played out of which three times he reached a score of 100 plus.
Some records he made in ipl career
Shubhman Gill is judged as the emerging player of the year in 2023 by his consistent performance in the tournament he made and broke following records in his career
- He is a top scorer batsman who holds the orange cap by making 890 runs in the 2023 IPL.
- Second most no of hundreds in any season (3 hundred in 2023)
- Made the fastest fifty in just 22 balls without hitting a six.
Specifications of Shubman Gill in IPL
In total IPL career, the 2023 season is the best season for him. Some specifications related to Shubman Gill regarding IPL are listed below:
- He debuted in 2018 against Sunrisers Hyderabad and made 3 runs in 9 balls. Francaise took Shubman Gill at 1.8 cr INR in auctions and retained him for 4 years.
- He played 4 seasons from 2018 to 2021 for KKR and kept on improving his skills.
- After that, he was taken in auctions by an Ahmedabad franchise for team Gujarat Titans for 8cr INR per season.
- Now for 2022 and 2023, he played for Gujarat and last season was won by the Gujarat Titans team. His performance in this season is remarkable.
- He made three massive centuries with approx. 200 plus strike rate in this season against big teams.
- 129* His best score came against the Mumbai Indians team in the elimination match and his race to the final.
Shubman Gill’s performance in international cricket for India was also brilliant. Recently he made a double hundred (208 runs) in ODI cricket against New Zealand in 2023.
Summarising
Shubman Gill has made centuries in all three formats i.e. ODI, T20, and test matches, and became an important player in the team.