Only Cricketer In History! Shubman Gill Bags Unique Record With Maiden IPL Ton

17.05.2023 - 02:53 sports.ndtv.com

India's young batter Shubman Gill accomplished a milestone by becoming the only cricketer in the history to score a century in Test, ODIs, T20I and Indian Premier League in a calendar year.

In the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Shubman played a blistering knock of 101 off 58 balls at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Monday, adding a remarkable record in his career.

Shubman started his year by adding himself to a prestigious list of a few who have scored double a hundred in ODI. Against New Zealand, he scored 208 off 149 balls in Hyderabad.

Playing in his favourite ground, Shubman scored his maiden T20I century in Ahmedabad against New Zealand. He scored 126* off 99 balls with a strike rate of 200.

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Watch: Massive Blunder! Deepak Chahar Drops In-Form Shubman Gill In Chennai Super Kings vs GT IPL 2023 Final

Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill received a huge reprieve in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) final as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pacer Deepak Chahar dropped a sitter at backward square leg. For the second time in as many outings, the opposition team had a golden chance to get rid off the in-form Gill, who has scored centuries in each of his last two innings. Gill was batting on 3 when Chahar shelled an easy chance to hand him an early lifeline. The incident happened on the fourth ball of the second over, which was bowled by Tushar Deshpande.