Shubman Gill
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| Full name | Shubman Gill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 September 1999 Fazilka, Punjab, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 297) | 26 December 2020 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 3 January 2025 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 227) | 31 January 2019 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 9 March 2025 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 101) | 3 January 2023 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 30 July 2024 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017–present | Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Gujarat Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 March 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shubman Gill (born 8 September 1999) is an Indian international cricketer who is the captain of the India Test team. Gill is ranked the number one batter in the ODI rankings as of May 2025. Nicknamed as Prince of Indian Cricket and Kaka, Gill in domestic cricket, represents Punjab and captains the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. A right-handed top-order batter, Gill made his international debut for India in January 2019 against New Zealand.
In the ODI cricket, he is the fastest player to reach 2000 runs in 38 innings and 2500 runs in 50 innings. He also holds the record for the youngest cricketer to score a double century at the age of 23 in ODI as well . He made his List-A debut against Vidarbha in 2017 and first-class debut for Punjab against Bengal in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, scoring a half-century in the game, and 129 runs in the last match against Services.
As vice-captain of India's Under-19 team, Gill scored 372 runs at an average of 124.00 in the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, where he played a crucial role in India's fourth title win and earning the edition's Player of the Tournament award. His unbeaten 102 in the semi-final against Pakistan U-19 drew praise from batting greats such as Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, and Sourav Ganguly.