Shubman Gill
By defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 34 runs, the Gujarat Titans became the first team in the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) to earn a playoff berth. An enormous piece of GT’s extensive success came thanks to opener Shubman Gill, who scored his third IPL century and third tonne in general in T20 cricket.
Shubman Gill smashes his maiden 100
On Monday, Gill hit 101 runs in 58 deliveries, including 13 fours and a six. In what has been a breakthrough year for Gill overall in both the IPL and international cricket, this inning is yet another significant milestone. With four half-centuries and a century, Gill has now scored 576 IPL runs at a strike rate of 146.19 and an average of 48.00.
After Monday’s innings, Gill’s India teammate and former captain Virat Kohli said that he thinks the 23-year-old will lead the next generation of Indian cricketers.
𝐒 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐑, 𝐒 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋, 𝐒 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐁𝐌𝐀𝐍 ⭐#GTvSRH | #AavaDe | #TATAIPL 2023 pic.twitter.com/pXPwLDMfU4
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) May 16, 2023
Virat Kohli reacts to MR Gill
“There is potential as well as gills.” Take charge of the next generation now. In an Instagram story, Kohli wished you “God bless you.” With just one run over Rajasthan Royals youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal, who is also having a breakthrough season, Gill’s century elevated him to second place. At an average strike rate of 47.92 and a strike rate of 166.18, Jaiswal has scored 575 runs in 13 matches. He likewise scored 100 years and four and a half hundred years. One of these half-centuries was an unbeaten 98 off 47 balls, where he broke the record for the quickest IPL fifty, arriving in only 13 balls.
First Century by Jaiswal
Jaiswal only recently started talking about playing for India, but Gill, along with Rohit Sharma, has established himself as India’s first-choice opener in all formats. Jaiswal had a shocking homegrown season in all organisations, as did Gill in worldwide cricket. In the three-Test innings Gill played this year, he scored 154 runs, including his first century in a Test at home. Gill has scored three centuries and 624 runs in ODIs this year, averaging 78.00 runs per match.