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Shubman Gill

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Early life and education
Gill was born on September 8, 1999, in Punjab's Fazilka district. Gill's father, Lakhwinder Singh, was a farmer who wanted to be a professional cricketer. Gill, along with his family, moved to Mohali to learn cricket professionally. Initially, Gill took coaching for cricket from his school, and he was later admitted to the Punjab Cricket Association's academy.
 
Career
Gill made his List A debut for Punjab in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in February 2017 and his Ranji Trophy in November of that year. Gill rose to fame in the 2018 ICC U19 World Cup, where he made 418 runs at an average of 104.50.
 
The 23-year-old was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 1.8 crore in 2018 and made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut in April of that year against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Garden, Kolkata. Ahead of the IPL 2019, the batsman was named one of the eight players to watch by the International Cricket Council (ICC). He won the Emerging Player of the tournament award in the IPL 2019.
 
Gill made his ODI debut in a match against New Zealand at Seddon Park in January 2019. He made his test debut against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground in December 2020.
 
He made his Twenty20 International debut in a match against Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai on January 3, 2023.
 
In ODIs matches this year, Gill has made 567 runs in six innings at an average of 113.40. In a match against New Zealand on January 24, the batsman crossed He crossed the 2,000-run mark in international cricket. In international cricket, Gill has made five centuries, and nine fifties with the best individual score of 208.
 
In the ICC ODI Rankings 2023 released on January 25, Gill was named the sixth-best batsman, a ranking that is the best of his career yet.

Latest Updates on Shubman Gill

Notably, former India and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Kohli holds the record for scoring the highest runs in IPL in one season. He had scored 973 runs for RCB across 16 matches in IPL 2016

Updated On: 10 Apr 2023 | 6:34 PM IST

India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has said he would pick Shubman Gill over himself in the national side, given the young cricketer's form with the bat of late

Updated On: 26 Mar 2023 | 11:37 AM IST

Rohit and Gill batted in adjacent nets in the optional practice on Tuesday while Rahul chose to stay back in the hotel with the majority of the squad

Updated On: 28 Feb 2023 | 2:56 PM IST

India's Shubman Gill, who hammered a magnificent double hundred against New Zealand last month, has been named the ICC Men's Player of the Month for January 2023.

Updated On: 13 Feb 2023 | 5:08 PM IST

Former India coach Ravi Shastri wants in-form batter Shubman Gill to be in the playing XI ahead of vice-captain KL Rahul in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar series, beginning in Nagpur.

Updated On: 08 Feb 2023 | 4:51 PM IST

Gill oozed class in his special 208 off 149 balls and batted through the innings with not much support from the other end. Skipper Rohit Sharma's 34 off 38 was the second best score of the innings

Updated On: 18 Jan 2023 | 7:01 PM IST

Before Kohli took over, Gill had played some high quality strokes en route to his second ODI hundred

Updated On: 15 Jan 2023 | 6:30 PM IST

The ODI series against Zimbabwe will be KL Rahul's dress rehearsal before the Asia Cup and hence he is all set to replace Shubman Gill at the top-of the order alongside Shikhar Dhawan

Updated On: 14 Aug 2022 | 8:19 PM IST

India batter Shubman Gill expressed disappointment at not being able to complete his century in the third clash of the ODI series against the West Indies.

Updated On: 28 Jul 2022 | 12:58 PM IST

Rohit and Gill are likely to open the innings for India in the Test and the duo got into the groove as they looked to sharpen their skills during the practice session at Leicestershire County Ground

Updated On: 20 Jun 2022 | 10:32 PM IST

Shubman Gill's six off Obed McCoy's bowling sealed the deal for debutants Gujarat Titans as they defeated Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the final to win the IPL title on Sunday

Updated On: 30 May 2022 | 7:59 AM IST

The Punjab batter Shubman Gill will lend solidity to the Indian middle-order when a major reshuffle is expected to force struggling Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane out of the Test team.

Updated On: 15 Jan 2022 | 6:34 PM IST

The Indian team management, in all likelihood, will ask the talented Shubman Gill to bat in the middle-order in the upcoming Test series against New Zealand

Updated On: 22 Nov 2021 | 5:31 PM IST

From 91 for no loss in the 11th over, KKR slumped to 125 for 8 in the 17th over in a dramatic batting collapse to lose the final

Updated On: 15 Oct 2021 | 11:51 PM IST

Opting to bowl, KKR dished out another superlative bowling display to restrict Delhi Capitals to 135 for 5 on a slow Sharjah track

Updated On: 13 Oct 2021 | 11:39 PM IST

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Monday defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by four wickets in the IPL 2021 Eliminator to set up the Qualifier 2 against Delhi Capitals on October 13

Updated On: 11 Oct 2021 | 11:19 PM IST

Rajasthan Royals has made four changes in its playing 11. Check KKR vs RR toss toss and playing 11

Updated On: 07 Oct 2021 | 7:15 PM IST

KKR has made two changes in its playing 11 while Punjab has made three changes in its line-up. Check Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings playing 11 and toss results

Updated On: 01 Oct 2021 | 7:11 PM IST

Steve Smith replaces Prithvi Shaw in DC playing 11. Check Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals playing 11 and KKR vs DC toss result

Updated On: 28 Sep 2021 | 3:25 PM IST

Chennai Super Kings has rested Dwayne Bravo who has been carrying a niggle from CPL. Check CSK vs KKR playing 11 and live toss updates here

Updated On: 26 Sep 2021 | 3:15 PM IST