Was Shubman Gill expecting a double century? Who is his best friend in Team India.. knows everything
Shubman Gill: Team India’s opener Shubman Gill played a record-breaking inning against New Zealand. Gill was adjudged Player of the Match for his brilliant innings. India has taken a 1-0 lead in the 3-match ODI series. The second ODI of the series will be played on Saturday (January 21).
Highlights
- Shubman Gill broke the record of fellow player Ishaan Kishan
- Gill scored 208 off 149 balls against New Zealand.
- India takes 1-0 lead in 3-match ODI series
New Delhi. Indian cricket team’s young opener Shubman Gill played a blistering inning in the first ODI against New Zealand (IND v NZ). Shubman Gill has become the youngest player to score a double century in men’s ODIs. During this, he left behind fellow player Ishan Kishan, who made a record against Bangladesh last month by scoring 210 runs at the age of 24 years and 145 days. Gill made this record at the age of 23 years and 132 days. After the match, Gill told when he got the hope of scoring a double century and who is one of his best friends in Team India.
Shubman Gill played an inning of 208 runs in 149 balls with the help of 19 fours and 9 sixes. India scored 349 runs for 8 wickets. In response, the Kiwi team scored 337 runs on the basis of Michael Bracewell’s 140 runs. India won this match by 12 runs. Gill was adjudged Player of the Match for his brilliant innings. Right-handed batter Gill said that I was eagerly waiting to get on the field and do what I wanted to do.
‘I wanted to play freely’
Gill said about his strategy, ‘With the fall of wickets, there were times when I wanted to play freely and I am glad I could do it in the end. Sometimes when the bowler is on top, you need to make him feel the pressure. I needed to avoid the dot balls, show some intent and work hard in the gaps which I was doing. I wasn’t really thinking of 200, but once I hit sixes in the 47th over, I knew I could do it. Earlier, I was playing by looking at the ball.
‘Ishaan Kishan is one of my good friends’ With
this win, the Indian team has taken a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. According to Gill, ‘He (Kishan) is one of my best friends. It feels good when something you want to do happens on a regular basis. Gill took 19 innings to complete 1000 runs in ODIs, which is the joint second fastest with Pakistan’s Imam-ul-Haq. Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman is on top by scoring the fastest 1000 runs in 18 innings. During this, Shubman Gill also destroyed the records of Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan. Both took 24-24 innings to score one thousand runs in ODIs.
