Young Indian batter Shubman Gill achieved a massive feat in the history of the ODIs. He surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to smash the most centuries in the 50-over format in a calendar year. He hit four tons in 2023 whereas the batting great had registered 3 hundreds in 1996.
Shubman Gill achieved the feat in the ongoing second ODI against Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. The Indian opener continued his golden touch and played some staggering strokes that made many stand and applaud him. He scored a vital 70 in the first game and followed it up with a brilliant century.
Shubman Gill after being watchful early took off and didn’t look back. He smashed every Australian bowler all over the ground and made them look clueless. He looked in complete control of his innings as he played shots with full authority.
Shubman Gill brought up his 6th ODI ton in 92 balls and also smashed 6 fours and 4 sixes in his innings. This was his 4th ton in this format this year. Sachin Tendulkar also surpassed Mark Waugh and Chris Gayle, who smashed 3 tons in 1996 and 2022 respectively.
Records Shattered by Shubman Gill during his 104 runs against Australia
Shubman Gill shattered multiple records during his 104-run knock against Australia in Indore. The batter Surpassed Hashim Amla to achieve the most runs in 35 innings. He has 1900 runs whereas the former South African batter had 1844 runs.
Most runs in career’s first 35 ODI inns:
1900+- Shubman Gill
1844 – Hashim Amla
1758 – Babar Azam
1679 – Van der Dussen
1642 – Fakhar Zaman
With his century, Shubman Gill also became the fastest batter to score 6 ODI tons for India.
Fastest to score 6 ODI centuries for India:
35 inns – Gill
46 inns – Dhawan
53 inns – Rahul
61 inns – Kohli
68 inns – Gambhir
Apart from all this, he also has the second-most centuries after 35 innings in an ODI. He’s only behind Babar Azam, who had hit 7 centuries.
Most Centuries after 35 Innings in ODIs:
7 – Babar Azam
6 – Shubman Gill
6 – Hashim Amla
6 – Imam-ul-Haq
6 – Quinton de Kock
6 – Upul Tharanga
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