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.
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During last year's World Cup, Gill had played a 'short arm jab' that seemed straight out of Kohli's batting manual.
This is the first India call-up for 19-year-old batsman Shubman Gill, who has been in brilliant form for Punjab in the ongoing Ranji Trophy.
Shubman Gill has been in sensational form for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy this season and he said that he is learning a lot by seeing Cheteshwar Pujara.
In the presence of three selectors, U-19 star Gill hit an unbeaten 106 off 111 balls and showed why he is seen as the next big thing in Indian cricket.
Shikhar Dhawan was presented the International Batsman of the Year Award, while pace sensation Trent Boult won the International Bowler of the Year Award.
On Wednesday, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Ajinkya Rahane’s Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator of IPL 2018 to book a berth alongside Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2 clash on May 25.
After restricting Sunrisers to 172 for nine, KKR chased down the target with two balls to spare and become the third team to make it to the next stage of the ongoing IPL.
While Shaw, the captain of the 2018 U-19 World Cup winning Indian team, found a place in both the four-day and one-day squads, Gill was named in the limited-overs team.
Shubman Gill scored an unbeaten 57 off 36 balls, including six fours and two sixes, as KKR defeated CSK by 6 wickets.
U-19 batting star Shubman Gill cracked 57 not out while skipper Dinesh Karthik bludgeoned an unbeaten 45 to guide Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to a six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Eden Gardens.
Under Dravid's tutelage, Gill and his teammates claimed a record fourth U-19 World Cup, beating Australia in the final by eight wickets in the finals.
The 18-year old Gill scored his maiden first-class hundred in the Group A encounter between Punjab and Karnataka of Vijay Hazare Trophy on Sunday.
Gill struck three fifties and a hundred in the U-19 World Cup, which India won for the record fourth time after thrashing Australia by eight wickets in the final on Saturday.
Captain Shaw also praised centurion Manjot Kalra who played a match-winning knock of unbeaten 101 in the final of ICC U-19 World Cup against Australia.
The 18-year old played a match-winning knock of 102 not out against Pakistan in the second semi-final of ICC U-19 World Cup at a strike rate of 108.5 that included seven boundaries.
During the days of Mohinder Amarnath and Navjot Sidhu - Punjab batting was more about grit and power but Yuvraj Singh married both. And now it seems that 18-year old Shubman is ready to carry that legacy forward.
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