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 MoreThe BCCI Awards, NAMAN, are set to be held for the first time since 2020 on Tuesday, January 23. The winners from the years 2020-22 will also be presented their awards with the 2023 performances being the main event. Ravi Shastri and Shubman Gill will be two of the awards receivers.
IND vs AFG: Rohit Sharma was dismissed for a duck on his T20I return as he was involved in a bizarre miscommunication with Shubman Gill. Rohit and Gill were caught at the same end before wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz dismissed the Indian captain.
It was a horror return for skipper Rohit Sharma to T20Is for India as he got run out that too for a duck in the series opener against Afghanistan in Mohali. Rohit was not happy with Shubman Gill not responding to his call for a run as both batters found themselves at the same end.
Captain Rohit Sharma spoke in detail about Shubman Gill's batting position and what he personally thinks about No.3 in Test cricket ahead of the second and final match against South Africa. Gill has struggled at No. 3 so far having scored just 120 runs in six innings.
Shubman Gill enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2023 with a record 2154 runs in 52 international innings with seven hundreds and 10 fifties. Gill also shone in IPL 2023 with a staggering 890 runs in 17 innings to grab the Orange Cap award.
India head coach confirmed that KL Rahul will don the wicketkeeping gloves in the first Test match against South Africa ahead of Ishan Kishan's replacement KS Bharat and also revealed extra bounce and seam at the SuperSport Park pitch suggesting the importance of pace bowlers.
Team India is set to face South Africa away from home in the two-match Test series starting from December 26. The team is currently playing an intra-squad practice game of three days in order to prepare for the red-ball contest. Meanwhile, here are the updates related to the game.
India's Shubman Gill is no more the top ranked batter in the One-Day Internationals as he missed the first two ODIs against South Africa in the ongoing series. Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam is back on top of the rankings after losing it during the World Cup.
Team India made three changes to their playing XI for the second T20I against South Africa from the last time they played against Australia in Bengaluru last week. South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl first in Gqeberha in the second T20I in overcast conditions.
After thrashing Australia 4-1 at home, the Indian cricket team is set to kick off a multi-format South Africa tour with a three-match T20I series starting at Kingsmead, Durban on Sunday, December 10. South Africa have won the last two T20I games against India and will eye a positive start today.
Experienced all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and star opener Shubman Gill were rested for the T20I series against Australia at home but the duo are included in the upcoming South Africa tour and are part of T20I and Test teams.
India TV Sports Wrap on December 6: The Indian women's cricket team will be back in action after more than two months as they take on England in a three-match T20 series while Brian Lara made a huge prediction. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on December 6.
Having scored more than 22,000 runs in Tests and ODIs, Brian Lara is one of the legends of cricket. Apart from the runs he scored, Lara is known for playing long innings as his knocks of 400* and 501* in red-ball cricket. Now, Lara has picked a current batter who can break those records.
The Indian Board named three different squads for the all-format series against South Africa. Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja are among the players making a return to the T20 setup, while there have been several exclusions in India's team too.
Shubman Gill assumed Gujarat Titans' captaincy after Hardik Pandya made a move back to the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2024 edition of the IPL. However, former South Africa great AB de Villiers feels that the Titans could have gone with an experienced option rather than throwing Gill in the role.
Hardik Pandya's switch to Mumbai Indians created a leadership void and Gujarat Titans decided to fill it with the appointment of Shubman Gill as their new captain. The IPL 2024 will see Gill lead Titans for the first time.
After much confusion on the IPL retention day, Hardik Pandya's trade from Gujarat Titans to Mumbai Indians has been officially confirmed. Moreover, Cameron Green has also been traded from MI to Royal Challengers Bangalore. Meanwhile, GT have announced a new captain for IPL 2024.
Recently, a morphed picture of Sara Tendulkar and Indian cricketer Shubman Gill went viral on the internet wherein the face of her brother Arjun was replaced by the Indian batter. Now, Sara has urged X to take action against all those accounts, which are created with an intent to mislead people.
ICC has announced the latest ODI rankings at the end of World Cup 2023 and Indian players have continued to dominate. While Gill is still on top, Virat Kohli has climbed to the third place after scoring a fifty and a century in final and semifinal respectively.
Shubman Gill opened the innings with Rohit Sharma after India opted to bat first as the hosts got off to a brilliant start at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After Rohit's dismissal, Shubman Gill took over the run-scoring only for the cramps to make it tough for him.
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