Star India batter Shubman Gill has been phenomenal in recent times. He has been a nightmare for Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians in the ongoing Indian Premier League. Gill with amazing batting performances knocked out both of the teams and led his team to the finals of the IPL 2023.
Gill in recent months has been one of the best batters for an Indian cricket team. Fans and cricket pundits are backing him for the Indian team and considering him one of the biggest superstars of the upcoming years. Notably, in the ongoing Indian Premier League he has scored three centuries in the last four innings and currently leading the race of Orange Cap. Considering his red-hot form today in this article we will discuss the top 3 records Gill might break in upcoming years.
#3 Fastest Indian To Score 1500 and 2000 ODI runs
Shubman Gill is still in the early days of his international cricket but his records and numbers have been phenomenal. He has scored 1311 runs in just 24 innings in One Day Internationals and has been phenomenal in 2023. In 2023 he has scored 624 runs in nine innings including two centuries and a double-century.
However, considering his red-hot form Gill stands a chance to become the fastest Indian to score 1500 and 2000 runs in One Day Internationals. He might surpass Shreyas Iyer for the fastest 1500 runs who achieved that feat in 35 innings and Shikhar Dhawan for 2000 runs. Dhawan scored 2000 runs in 48 innings. Notably, Gill has played just 24 innings and has scored 1311 runs.
#2 Most runs in a calendar year
The record for most runs in a calendar year is held by the God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar. He scored 1894 runs in all formats in 1998 which is a world record to date. However, Gill has been phenomenal this year and has scored 980 runs in all three formats this year. He scored 202 runs in six innings T20Is, 624 runs in nine innings of One Day Internationals and 154 runs in three innings of Test Cricket.
Given his form and temperament, he might break Sachin’s record and become the first player to score 2000 international runs in a calendar year. Notably, India is set to play the highest number of games this year and it might assist Gill’s chances to break this 25-year-old record.
#1 Most T20I centuries
Shubman Gill is a class player, he hits the ball effortlessly and has been in great touch. However, in T20s he time ball with a brilliant placement and scored tons of runs. This also gives him a chance to break India skipper Rohit Sharma’s record of most centuries in T20 internationals.
Rohit has hammered four T20I centuries and Gill who is just 23-year-old can break this record. Notably, in the last three months, he has scored four T20 Centuries including three in Indian Premier League 2023. This testifies to his abilities to hit big and build a great knock. However, to break this record Gill might take some time as in the upcoming days Indian team is set to focus on ODIs and Test Cricket.