Shubman Gill was asked the tricky question of choosing between Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli in a video interview.
Shubman Gill’s recent form bodes well for the Indian cricket team with the 2023 ODI World Cup at home in a few months. The young opener scored his fourth ODI century in 21 matches when he scored 112 runs against New Zealand in Indore on Tuesday.
Shubman Gill has learned a lot from Batter Virat Kohli
He currently averages 73.76 in the 50-over format. As Shubman Gill hit the 112-run mark in the Indore match, he equaled Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s record for joint-highest runs (360) in a three-match ODI series. Shubman Gill has tons in the Test format as well.
In a video interview aired on Star Sports on Tuesday, Shubman Gill was asked the tricky question of choosing between Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.
23-year-old Shubman replied: “I think Virat Bhai is the reason…Sachin sir is why I started playing cricket because my father was a huge fan of him. When he retired, I was too young to understand cricket. When I started playing cricket a little When I started to understand more, I would say Virat Bhai because I learned a lot from him as a batter.
good luck swallow His ODI career got off to a great start, scoring 1254 runs in 21 matches at an average of 73.76 and a strike rate of 109.80. The youngster completed 1000 ODI runs earlier in the series in his 19th ODI innings, becoming the fastest Indian and second fastest worldwide landmark.
Rohit Sharma scored his first ODI century in 3 years
Talking about the third ODI, Rohit Sharma Scored his first ODI century in three years and Shubman Gill continued his explosive run to take India to 385 for 9. The two put on an opening partnership of 212 runs Rohit Sharma (101 off 85 balls) reached triple figures for the first time since January 2020. Shubman Gill (112 off 78 balls) got his fourth ODI hundred.
Rahul Dravid had joked on the eve of the match that the bowlers would not want to bowl as soon as they got down to Indore because of the batter-friendly conditions. The batting great had a point. Even in the chase, the New Zealand batsmen were a delight and Devon Conway scored a ton.
