Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill broke Kohli's record for highest individual score in T20Is for India, and the latter had an epic reaction to the youngster's knock as the side ...

Virat Kohli, meanwhile, has partnered Gill in a number of strong partnerships in the ODIs and the duo will be aiming to make a similar contribution in the longest format when Team India returns to action on February 9 against Australia. Incidentally, Gill made his T20I debut only this year during the side's first match of the year against Sri Lanka in January. [Shubman Gill ](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/shubman-gill)shut down the critics with an incredible unbeaten 126-run knock in the third and final T20I of the series against New Zealand. After a century knock in the third T20Is, Kohli posted a picture with Gill with an epic five-word caption. Gill is widely touted to carry forward Kohli's batting legacy in the Indian team, and it didn't come as a surprise when the former Indian captain put a Instagram story claiming the same himself. Pakistan's Ahmed Shahzad holds the record, as he breached the three-figure mark in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is at 22 years and 127 days.

Shubman Gill scored 126 not out off 63 balls, including 12 fours and seven sixes.

“I wanted to bowl as quickly as possible. I was in that zone, but you told me to hold back ( even when I was playing their best bowler Santner) and take on the other bowlers,” responded Gill. Pandya struck twice in two overs to remove Finn Allen (3) and Glenn Phillips (2). Ninety percent credit goes to him — the way he made me practice did help me a lot.” In doing so, he added 103 runs off only 40 balls with Hardik Pandya (30) for the fourth wicket as India notched its fifth-highest T20 total. So I was eager to perform.”

India opener Shubman Gill broke a flurry of records in the third and the final T20I against New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

He’s the eighth batter overall to reach a score of 200 in ODIs. Shubman Gill is someone whose basic game is made for 50-over format. The Fazilka-born cricketer managed to score only 7 off 6 balls and 11 off 9 deliveries in Ranchi and Lucknow respectively. He had his struggles against Bangladesh as well. So happy to see Shubman Gill reeling out centuries. Being a cross format batter is so hard. What a show by Shubman Gill – 126* (63) with 12 fours and 7 sixes. Afterward, Shubman Gill went berserk as he began dealing in boundaries and sixes, but his all-out assault on the New Zealand bowlers only came after he completed his half-century. The Men in Blue eventually finished with a huge total of 234/4. If this wasn’t enough, Shubman Gill added another feather to his cap as he leapfrogged Virat Kohli to have the highest score by an Indian in T20Is. With Gill making history in Ahmedabad, netizens hailed him on social media. India opener Shubman Gill continued his recent record-making spree, becoming the youngest men’s cricketer to score hundreds in all three formats of the game on Wednesday.

Shubman Gill has now become the 5th batsman from India to score a century in every format. Before Gill, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina ...

This was the third lowest score for the Kiwis in the T20Is. Gill hit Blair Tickner for three fours in the fifth over as India reached 44/1. Shubman Gill made the highest score by an Indian player in the shortest format of the game. Interestingly, Gill registered the highest individual score by an Indian in the T20Is at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Gill hit two boundaries off Lockie Ferguson in the next over. In the 3rd and final T20I against New Zealand, Gill again proved why he is the future of Indian cricket as he scored a magnificent 100.

He has usually been an anchor in IPL but on Wednesday he regularly hit the ball on the up right from the start.

"I always wanted to play for India and being fortunate enough to play all the three formats is a blessing. I wish the best to him, and I want him to continue the great run, which he is having." So, to be honest, he's not someone who does not need to play behind the wicket because of the kind of shots he can play all around in front [of the wicket] with the gaps. In the IPL, he has usually been the anchor at the top for Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans, but on Wednesday night, he hung up the caution and regularly hit the ball on the up. [shockers](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hardik-pandya-gautam-gambhir-james-neesham-criticise-big-spinning-lucknow-pitch-1356493)", he showed in the third that he has developed the gears to keep up with the frenetic pace of T20 cricket. "It's just a switch he needs to do to play T20, ODI and Test cricket because he has the game for all formats. But happy to get the big ones for the team [now]. Because since his T20 debut in 2018, Shaw has been the fastest-scoring Indian opener in the powerplay and his strike rate of 152.27 during this phase is among the best in the world. [coming of age as an ODI opener](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/shubman-gill-shows-how-good-he-can-be-india-vs-new-zealand-1st-odi-hyderabad-1354640)with a stunning double-century against New Zealand in the [first ODI in Hyderabad](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-in-india-2022-23-1348633/india-vs-new-zealand-1st-odi-1348646/full-scorecard). Lister then tries the wide yorker to Gill, with protection at deep point, and a short third in place, but Gill is so good that he can carve it away between the two fielders. He shows the full face of the bat and belts it down the ground, perfectly bisecting long-off and long-on. Tickner slumps to his knees in utter disbelief; Hardik at the other end nods in approval of Gill's special skill to make the bowler's best ball look like a poor one.

Shubman Gill surpassed Virat Kohli to become India's highest scorer in a T20I innings.

India and New Zealand locked horns in the three-match T20I series decider on Wednesday (February 01), in Ahmedabad, with the scoreline being 1-1.

The future is here." It was my dream to play for India, and I am very fortunate to be part of the team in all three formats." After his Ahmedabad heroics, Kohli -- who will next be seen in action during the forthcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia on home soil -- took to his official Instagram account to laud Gill. After Shubman Gill's Ahmedabad heroics, Virat Kohli took to his official Instagram account to laud the youngster. He became the seventh Indian batter to score a T20I hundred and became the fifth among his countrymen to log a ton in all forms of the game. Gill slammed his maiden ton in the format.