Indian opening batter Shubman Gill equals Babar Azam’s record for scoring the most runs in a 3-match bilateral ODI series.
Most Runs In A 3-Match Bilateral ODI Series
Shubman Gill achieves this milestone during the New Zealand tour of India 2023 T20I series. During the tour, both teams are scheduled to play 3 ODIS and 3 T20Is. Playing 3 ODIs Subman Gill scored 360 runs which include a double century, and a century.
Shubman Gill made his ODI debut on January 31, 2019 against New Zealand and so far played 19 ODIs and scored 1142 runs at an average of 69.
Most runs in a 3-match bilateral ODI series:
Babar Azam(PAK) – 360(2016)
Shubman Gill(IND) – 360(2023)
Imrul Kayes(BAN) – 349(2018)
Quinton de Kock(SA) – 342(2013)#INDvNZ— Times of Sports (@timesofsports) January 24, 2023
Earlier to his rise, Wasim Jaffer backs Shubman Gill post Ishan Kishan’s record-breaking double-century in the 3rd ODI game against Bangladesh on December 10, 2022.
In August 2019, he was named as the captain of the India Blue team for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy. In October 2019, Gill was selected as the captain of the India C team for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.
In November 2019, he became the youngest cricketer to lead a side in the tournament. He was 20 years and 57 days old, beating Virat Kohli’s record, when he was 21 years and 124 days old, during the 2009–10 tournament.
Ahead of the 2022 IPL auction, Gill left the Kolkata Knight Riders and was drafted by the newly formed Gujarat Titans franchise. In September 2022, Gill was signed up by Glamorgan as their overseas player for the remainder of the 2022 County Championship season.