Right-handed batsman, Shubman Gill's stars are on a high these days. He received the Player of the Series award for being the top scorer in the ODI series against the West Indies, while he is now just hours away from getting the title against Zimbabwe. He scored a century in the third ODI against Zimbabwe and with this, he also made a big record in his name.
Shubman Gill has become the highest run-scorer for India in One Day International cricket in the first nine innings. In this case, Gill has left Shreyas Iyer behind. Shubman Gill has scored 499 runs in 9 innings since his debut in 9 One Day Internationals. Before him, this record was held by Shreyas Iyer, who managed to score 469 runs in the first 9 innings. Shreyas Iyer had broken the records of Navjot Singh Sidhu (417) and Shikhar Dhawan (401).
Most runs for India after 9 innings in One Day International cricket
499 runs - Shubman Gill
469 runs - Shreyas Iyer
417 runs - Navojat Sidhu
401 runs - Shikhar Dhawan
Apart from this, Shubman Gill has become the third player to score the youngest century for India on foreign soil. He scored a century in Harare, Zimbabwe at the age of 22 years and 348 days. At a younger age than him, Virat Kohli (22 years 315 days) and Yuvraj Singh (22 years 41 days) have done this wonder. Rohit Sharma achieved this feat against Zimbabwe in ODI cricket at the age of 23 years and 28 days.
