Virat Kohli vs Shubman GillThe ICC ODI World Cup is to be held in India this year, and the year has started on a high note. One after the other, one player is showing his mettle in ODIs, and Shubman Gill is currently at the top of the list; he has scored three ODI centuries in this new year, including one double century.
Also converted into When Shubman Gill completed his fourth ODI century while playing against New Zealand in Indore on Tuesday, he also broke a special record of Virat Kohli.
In the third ODI against New Zealand at Indore, Shubman Gill scored the fourth century of his ODI career while batting explosively. He executed a brilliant inning of 112 runs in 78 balls, including five sixes and 13 fours. He shared a 212-run partnership for the first wicket with his captain and opening partner Rohit Sharma (101 runs).
Virat and Dhawan’s Record Broken
Along with this, Shubman Gill has also broken a special record of Virat Kohli. This is the Indian record for scoring the most runs in a bilateral series of three ODIs. Before coming into this match, Shubman Gill was 36 runs away from breaking the record he has achieved now.
Kohli had played innings of 113, 4 and 166 in the three ODI series against Sri Lanka shortly before. In this way, Virat had scored 283 runs, but Shubman Gill broke Virat’s record by crossing the 400-run mark.
Equal To Babar Azam
Apart from this, Shubman Gill has scored 360 runs in the current ODI series to equal Pakistan captain Babar Azam, who is on top. Babar Azam scored 360 runs in the three ODI series against the West Indies. Had Shubman Gill scored one more run, Babar’s record would have been destroyed.