Shubman Gill is known for his classy batting, has been in terrific form since his U-19 World Cup heroics in New Zealand, where he finished as the second highest run-getter in the tournament with 372 runs from six games as India clinched the title. Since then, Gill's career graph has only gone north. He was picked up by INR 1.8 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2018 auction and he did well batting lower down the order for the Kolkata franchise, scoring 203 runs from 13 games at an average of 33.83. The Punjab top-order batsman became India's 227th ODI player and is the seventh youngest ever to debut in the 50-over format with Sachin Tendulkar being the youngest at 16 years and 238 days.
Read MoreShubman Gill broke Indian captain Virat Kohli's record when he led the India C side in the final of the Deodhar Trophy on Monday.
India C and India B, who beat India A on Thursday, will play the final in Ranchi on Monday. Before the title clash, they meet each other in the final league game on Saturday.
On Friday, Gill slammed his highest List A score in the Deodhar Trophy clash between India C and A.
The squads for India A, India B and India C for the upcoming Deodhar Trophy were announced on Thursday.
After pocketing the five-match unofficial ODI series 4-1, India 'A' continued their domination over South Africa A in the Test rubber by winning the first game by seven wickets.
Shubman Gill said that Yuvraj Singh's word of advice has guided him a lot throughout his career.
Gill scored 90 and 5 in the first unofficial Test against South Africa A that concluded on Thursday to boost his chances.
Shubman Gill scored 90 from 153 balls (13x4, 1x6) as Jalaj Saxena also gave his skipper support after India 'A' were reduced to 199/7 at one stage.
India A put on a commanding performance on Day 1 of the first four-day Test match against South Africa A, as the visitors' tough tour continues.
KS Bharat will also be someone, whom the selectors will have an eye on after his consistent performances in the domestic circuit.
Indian youngster Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha are named the captains of India A for the two four-day games against South Africa A.
Shubman Gill has been in good form for India A while Vijay Shankar returns from injury, which forced him to return home midway from the World Cup.
The youngster spoke about handling the limelight, the comparisons, "that cover drive" where he looks like Kohli and pro-tips from the likes of Dravid and Yuvraj Singh.
Indian youngster Shubman Gill scored a double century in the third unofficial Test match against West Indies A in Trinidad, and went past Gautam Gambhir to set a new record.
Duleep Trophy 2019 will be played in the red-ball format due to lack of TV coverage, and the squads for India Blue, India Green and India Red have been announced.
The former captain was surprised to find the names of Shubman Gill and Ajinkya Rahane missing from ODI squad and feels the selectors should pick players for all formats to create rhythm and confidence.
Gill missed his place in India's squad for Windies tour despite scoring 218 runs against West Indies A at an average of 54.50 and also won the Player of the Tournament trophy.
Young Indian batsman Shubamn Gill received the Man of the series trophy for his consistent show for India A against West Indies A in the five-match ODI series.
With half-centuries from the in-form trio of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer, India chased down the target of 237 with 17 overs to spare at the Coolidge Cricket Ground on Sunday.
After announcing the squads for the West Indies tour, chief selector MSK Prasad spoke on Shubman Gill's exclusion and felt that he will have to play the waiting game.
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