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India’s ICC U-19 World Cup victory in 2018 not only proved the country’s dominance on world cricket but also gave a glimpse of some of the future cricketing stars. One such outstanding talent was Shubman Gill. During the entire tournament, the youngster’s performances with the bat shone through and throttled him into the limelight. Keeping aside the final against Australia, he scored 50+ scores in all the games he played, topped a blazing hundred in the semi-final against the arch-rivals, Pakistan.
From that moment this young prodigy has made a buzz in cricket lovers’ minds. Even the pundits have stated that this wonder kid is going to be one of the prime batsmen for the India cricket team in the future. The lad who played with bat and ball as a toy in childhood worked hard and today he is marching on the road to success. Among the pool of top cricketing talents in India, add Shubman Gill’s name to that list.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Shubman Singh Gill |
| Age | 21 [As of April 2021] |
| Sport Category | Cricket |
| Date of Birth | September 8, 1999 |
| Hometown | Fazilka, Punjab |
| Height | 5'10" |
| Coach | Vikram Rathour |
| Achievement | Youngest cricketer to lead a side in the Deodhar Trophy, Leading scorer for Punjab in 2018-19 Ranji Trophy (728), Leading run-scorer for India in 2018 U-19 WC (372), Youngest batsman for an Indian team to score a double century in a first-class match vs West Indies A |
| Networth | $1 million (10 crores) |
| Parent | father: Lakhwinder Singh Gill, Mother: Kirat Gill |
| ODI Debut | vs New Zealand at Seddon Park, Jan 31, 2019 |
| Test Debut | vs Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Dec 26, 2020 |
| Batting Style | Right-handed |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm off break |
| Teams Played for | Punjab, India U19, India U23, India A, Kolkata Knight Riders, India B, India, India C, India Blue |
| IPL Debut | vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens, Apr 14, 2018 |
| Alma Mater | Manav Mangal Smart School, Mohali |
| Playing Position | Opener |
Shubman Gill was born in Fazilka, a city in Punjab to Lakhwinder Gill and Keart Gill. He has a sister named Shahneel Gill.
His father Lakhwinder Singh once spoke about his son’s passion for the game.
“Shubman never liked any other toy. He always loved playing with the bat and ball. He used to play with the cricket bat and ball even during going to bed,” Lakhwinder told PTI.
“We fully supported him for achieving his dream to become a cricketer, dedicating 15 years on him to enable him to become a world-class cricketer. We even left our work and skipped several family functions including marriage ceremonies of our relatives so we could dedicate as much time as we could on him,” he added further.
His father, an agriculturist would ask the hired people to help on the farm to throw balls at Gill to help him practice batting. Lakhwinder was convinced of his talent and moved the family to Mohali and rented a house near the PCA Stadium.
While he was anonymously working out at the small academy opposite Mohali’s PCA Stadium, former Indian pacer Karsan Ghavri held a bowling camp for talented seamers where he needed kids to bat against his bowlers. And incidentally, that’s when young Shubman came into the picture.
In an Under-16 Inter-District tournament, he scored 351 runs in one inning. Even on his Under-16 state debut for Punjab, he smashed an unbeaten double century. All this came in the year 2014. He made his List A debut for Punjab in 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He made his first-class debut for Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy in the same year.
As the years were passing the young gun was making an impact with his games. In 2018, Shubman was named in India C’s squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy. The form led him to make an entry in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy.
With his batting powers in the domestic level, he impressed the selectors and was given a chance to play in the U19 side in 2017. In February, India won the series in England which Shubman was part of. In the same year, he was named the vice-captain of India’s squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Gill made the entire nation proud with his batting skills on the international level. He was the leading run-scorer for India in the World Cup, with 372 runs. He was also named the player of the tournament. The young talent was also called for India (senior team). He traveled to New Zealand in 2018 but couldn’t make a debut.
Following Gill’s Player of the Series award in the U-19 World Cup, he attracted the interest of four franchises during IPL 2018 auction including Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Delhi Capitals. However, in the end, KKR made the final bid and snatched him for Rs 1.80 crore. In the season, he has scored 296 runs at an impressive average of 32.88 from 14 matches.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 7 | 13 | 2 | 378 | 91 | 34.36 | 644 | 58.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 5 |
| ODI | 3 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 33 | 16.33 | 71 | 69.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| IPL | 43 | 40 | 10 | 987 | 76 | 32.9 | 787 | 125.41 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 93 | 26 |
| Batting and Fielding | Mat | No | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 43 | 10 | 987 | 76 | 32.90 | 787 | 125.41 | 0 | 7 | 93 | 26 | 19 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 33 | 24.00 | 37 | 129.72 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 1 | 440 | 70* | 33.84 | 373 | 117.96 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 4 | 296 | 76 | 32.88 | 238 | 124.36 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 5 | 203 | 57* | 33.83 | 139 | 146.04 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Shubman has a contract of ₹ 1.8 crores with IPL club Kolkata Knight Riders. Moreover, the rising cricketing star also has an advertising contract in place with Danone. He will be the face of protein powder brand Protinex for the next 5 years.
An appetite for runs matched with a temperament rated way beyond his years – Shubman Gill has all the makings of a star cricketer. With marvelous Under 19 success and IPL form, he is already giving a knock on the national door. A boy whose wicket was priced at ₹ 100 at the age of five, has unquestionably come a long way to realize his dreams of playing for India. Going by his immense potential, we can concretely say that this young gun is destined for bigger and greater things in the future.
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