Shubman Gill Joins MS Dhoni And Shreyas Iyer In High-Profile List With All-Format Masterclass

Shubman Gill and MS Dhoni (Source: @BCCI/X.com, @Vidyadhar_R/X.com)

Shubman Gill's love affair with Ahmedabad continued as he thwacked a brilliant century against the visiting England side in the ongoing third ODI of the series. Gill, who has already amassed scores of 87 and 60 in the first two games of the series, has now registered himself on one of the elite lists featuring Indian legends.

Shubman Gill Shatters Another Record

Asked to bat first by Jos Buttler-led England, India did not have a great start as they lost their skipper Rohit Sharma for just one. However, his opening partner, Shubman Gill, went on to score a brilliant 112 off just 102 deliveries, where he hit 14 fours along with three sixes to put the visitors under pressure.

This valuable knock helped India get past the 200-run mark as they looked all set to cross 350 by the end of their innings. To the unversed, Gill was instrumental in India's victory in the first two ODIs of the series as he brilliantly crafted two noteworthy knocks of 87 and 60, respectively. After playing the brilliant 112-run knock in the final ODI of the series, Gill has now scored 50+ in all three matches of the series.

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With this, he now features on the exclusive list of players who have done the same during their careers. Gill is the seventh player from India to do so in ODI cricket, whereas the first one was Kris Srikkanth, who did the same against Sri Lanka in 1982 at home.

This high-profile list also has former Indian skippers Mohammad Azharuddin and MS Dhoni, as the latter did so against Australia back in 2019 at the land Down Under. Moreover, Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan have also done the same during their respective careers.

50+ Scores In All 3-Matches Of ODI Series For India

As for Gill, this is his second record in the current game after previously becoming the fastest player in cricket history to score 2500 runs in 50 innings, breaking Hashim Amla's record in 53 innings.

With this form, Gill looks all set to light the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 on fire with the bat in hand. The 25-year-old has been impressive in this series, particularly with 259 runs overall, coming at an average of 86.33 at a strike rate of 103.60 in this three-match series.

Gill Departs After Scoring 112 Against ENG

Focusing on the current game, Gill lost his wicket to Adil Rashid, who cleaned him up in the 35th over of the match as India put 226 on the board for three down when the right-hander departed. Virat Kohli was done for 52, while Shreyas Iyer (51*) and KL Rahul were still at the crease by the time of publishing.

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