Shubman Gill Picked in Test Squad: Big Career Stats So Far

Some of the big numbers from Shubman Gill’s young senior career so far. He has been selected in Indian Test squad.

A look at some of the big numbers from Shubman Gill’s young senior career so far.

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Punjab cricketer Shubman Gill has been selected to be part of India’s Test squad for the upcoming home series against South Africa.

The 20-year-old broke into the limelight when he was named Man of the Series of the 2018 Under-19 World Cup even as Kolkata Knight Riders picked him up for a massive 1.8 crore in the auction last Jan.

Since then, the batsman has made his India debut, playing 2 ODIs during the tour of New Zealand earlier this year.

Here are some of the other important numbers from his young career:

728

Shubman was the top run-getter for Punjab in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season scoring 728 runs in 5 matches. He scored at an average of 104 which included two hundreds and four fifties.

268

268 is Shubman’s career-best score in first-class cricket which he smashed for Punjab vs Tamil Nadu at Mohali in December 2018. It was the second-highest Ranji Trophy score in 2018-19, behind Puneet Bisht's 343 off 332 balls for Meghalaya vs Sikkim at Bhubaneswar.

218

During the series against West Indies A earlier this summer, Gill scored 218 runs at an average of 54.50, including three fifties, in four matches. His tally was the most by India A batsman against them. The 20-year-old was the only player to hit three fifties in the series.

204

Gill posted an unbeaten double century, scoring 204 off 248 balls in a first-class fixture for India A vs West Indies A at Tarouba in August 2019 - the only one by an Indian batsman in first-class matches on that tour.

29.66

He had a poor series against South Africa A in an unofficial ODI series in September 2019, scoring just 89 (ave.29.66) in four innings.

2

The Punjab cricketer made his debut for India earlier this year and scored just 16 runs in the 2 ODIs against New Zealand.