Shubman Gill is an Indian cricketer who plays for India, Gujarat Titans, Glamorgan, and Punjab. He was born on September 8, 1999.
Gill is a right-handed top-order batsman from Punjab. He first became famous in 2018 when he scored 418 runs at an average of 104.50 in the ICC U19 World Cup. He was the deputy to Prithvi Shaw and batted at number three, playing a key role in India’s fourth world title
Gill is the captain of the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League and plays for Punjab in domestic cricket. He made his first ODI appearance on January 31, 2019, against New Zealand, and his last ODI appearance on December 19, 2023 against South Africa.
Shubman Gill Biography
| Full name | Shubman Gill |
| Nick Name | Shubhi |
| Date of Birth/DOB/ age | Sep 08, 1999 (24 years) |
| Birth Place | Firozpur, Punjab |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Virgo |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Country | India |
| Cricket Role | Batsman [Right Handed Bat] |
| Father name | Lakhwinder Singh Gill (Agriculturist) |
| Mother name | Kirat Gill |
| Married | Unmarried |
| Spouse or Girlfriend | Sara Tendulkar (rumoured) Sara Ali Khan (rumoured) |
| Children | NA |
| Education Qualification | |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Current Residence | A bungalow in Sector 48, Chandigarh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Batting Style | Right Handed Bat |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm off-break |
| International Debut | U-19– 12 August 2017 against England U19 at Hove, Brighton, England ODI– 31 January 2019 against New Zealand at Hamilton Test– 26 December 2020 against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground T20– 3 January 2023 against Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium |
| Teams | Punjab, India U19, India U23, India A, Kolkata Knight Riders, India B, India, India C, India Blue, Gujarat Titans, Leicestershire, Glamorgan |
Shubman Gill Physical Statistics
| Height | in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet inches- 5’ 10” |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 65 kg in Pounds- 143 lbs |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
Shubman Gill Profile
Shubman Gill is the latest prodigy of India’s familial batting production line. He shot to fame with 418 runs at an average of 104.50 in the 2018 ICC U19 World Cup, where he served as Prithvi Shaw’s deputy and batted at No. 3 to play a crucial role in India’s record fourth world title. Also the edition’s Player of the Tournament, Gill was a favourite in the 2018 IPL auctions and was picked by Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 1.8 crore (USD 280,000).
Born in Fazilka, Punjab, Gill’s precocious talents found an early fan in his father, Lakhwinder Singh, who shifted base to Mohali and rented a place near the PCA Stadium so that his son could grow up with better access to cricket. And it wasn’t long until Gill started grabbing headlines. He scored 351 in Punjab’s Inter-District U16 tournament in 2014, racking up an opening stand of 587 with Nirmal Singh, and then went on to strike a double hundred in his U16 debut for Punjab at the 2016 Vijay Merchant Trophy.
Gill made his List A debut for Punjab in the 2016-17 Vijay Hazare Trophy, batting one-down, and went on to make his first-class debut in the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy against Bengal, where he batted as an opener to score his maiden half-century and stepped it up in just the next game with a maiden hundred against Services.
Gill won the BCCI award for the Best Junior Cricketer for consecutive years in 2013-14 and 2014-15, knocking hard on the doors of the U19 team. When picked, Gill starred in India’s handsome 3-1 win at home over England in the Youth ODIs, scoring 351 runs in 4 innings and then went on to match up to his high standards in his first tour of England soon after. India whitewashed the hosts 5-0 and Gill top-scored again with 278 runs across 4 innings.
Gill easily looked the best batsman among his colleagues at the World Cup, comfortably overhauling even Prithvi Shaw, the 18-year-old Mumbai batsman who had the media houses buzzing with a whooping five first-class hundreds to his name. Gill’s bottom-handed technique, made fashionably successful by Virat Kohli among many others, allowed him to play in a similar mould. He scored runs briskly, mixing quick singles and doubles with powerful hits across the ground, and stood out as much for his batting acumen as he did for his fielding prowess.
Once back from the World Cup in New Zealand, Gill soon found himself returning to the unglamorous grind, representing Punjab in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He started the tournament with modest scores of 25, 4 and 8 but soon recovered, flaying a match-winning 123 against a rampant Karnataka side.
Strong showings in the 2018-19 domestic season meant that Gill was seamlessly transitioning into being a senior India player. He even looked unnerved on the big stage of the IPL, despite batting out of position for the Kolkata Knight Riders. 2019 has turned out to be a potential career-turning year for the
Punjab youngster who first got picked for the ODIs in New Zealand where he also made his international debut.
With India facing the eternal number-four issue, many felt Gill would be punted with the World Cup not far away but after a handful of games (that too on extremely tough surfaces), he found himself out of the squad. Of course, the selectors and he knew that age was on his side and that his time would come. In the 2019 IPL, he batted in the top order and on expected lines, managed to create a bigger impact. However, it’s his exploits in red-ball cricket that have convinced people of his completeness as a batsman. By churning out runs for fun in his brief First-class career thus far, Gill has now staked a claim for a spot across formats and has rightly been picked as a backup opener for the home Tests against South Africa
Although it’s still early days, Gill’s heady mix of passion, hard work and genius promises to cultivate a career that should serve Indian cricket well in the times to come. Until then, it’s a nervous wait time for Gill and the many observers of cricket.
Shubman Gill’s Stats
Batting Career Summary
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 18 | 33 | 3 | 966 | 128 | 32.2 | 1638 | 58.97 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 112 | 13 |
| ODI | 44 | 44 | 7 | 2271 | 208 | 61.38 | 2195 | 103.46 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 255 | 52 |
| T20I | 13 | 13 | 1 | 312 | 126 | 26.0 | 215 | 145.12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 16 |
| IPL | 91 | 88 | 14 | 2790 | 129 | 37.7 | 2081 | 134.07 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 273 | 80 |
Bowling Career Summary
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 18 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0.86 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 44 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0/11 | 0/11 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IPL | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Shubman Gill IPL AUCTION PRICE HISTORY
| Year | Price | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.80 Cr | Kolkata |
| 2019 | 1.80 Cr | Kolkata |
| 2020 | 1.80 Cr | Kolkata |
| 2021 | 1.80 Cr | Kolkata |
| 2022 | 8 Cr | Gujarat |
| 2023 | 8 Cr | Gujarat |
| 2024 | 8 Cr | Gujarat |
Shubman Gill’s Social Media Accounts
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| Shubman Gill (@ShubmanGill) | |
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| Wikipedia | Shubman Gill |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Shubman Gill
- Shubman started playing cricket at a very young age.
- He grew up watching Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and VVS Laxman on television which inspired him to be a cricketer.
- His father also wanted to become a cricketer but never got the opportunity.
- After seeing the interest of Shubman towards cricket, his family moved from Fazilka to Mohali where he rented a house near the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium.
- At the age of 11, he was selected for the Under-16 Punjab cricket team to play at the district level. In his debut series, he scored maximum runs of 330 in five games and made a record.
- In 2014, he scored more than 200 runs in his first Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-16 Punjab state-level match.
- He also scored 351 runs in the Inter-District Under-16 Punjab cricket tournament ML Markan Trophy and at the district level, he shared a world record opening partnership of 587 runs along with Nirmal Singh.
- He was honoured with the M.A. Chidambaram Trophy from the BCCI for the best under-16 cricketer for his successful season in 2013-2014. Shubman Gill received the M.A. Chidambaram Trophy
- In 2017, he made his List A debut against the Vidarbha cricket team in Delhi.
- In the same year, he got selected in India’s Under-19 cricket team and played his first match against England in the Youth ODI series. In this series, he scored 351 runs and became the Man of the Series.
- He was named as the vice-captain of the 2018 U-19 Cricket World Cup.
- In 2018, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bought him for Rs. 1.8 crore at the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.
- He is a bit superstitious and always keeps a red handkerchief while batting.Shubman Gill’s Red Handkerchief Superstition
- In May 2023, it was revealed that the cricketer had dubbed for the Hindi and Punjabi versions of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse; he voiced the character of Pavitr Prabhakar, also known as the Indian Spider-Man in the film.
- In June 2023, on the sidelines of the promotion of ‘Spiderman,’ Gill went on a ‘romantic’ date with social media influencer Niharika NM.
- While playing for Gujarat Titans in the Tata IPL 2023, Shubman Gill won the Orange Cap after tallying 890 runs in 17 matches in the season. He became only the third batter to score more than 800 runs in a single season of the IPL. Gill also registered the second-highest run tally in a single edition of the tournament; Virat Kohli scored 973 runs in 2016. He was also awarded the title of ‘Gamechanger’ and ‘Most Valuable Player’ of the tournament in the 2023 IPL season.
- In October 2023, Shubman Gill was named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for September 2023, making him the first Indian player to receive the ICC award more than once.
- In November 2023, Shubman Gill took the top spot in the ICC Men’s Batting Rankings for ODIs, replacing Pakistan’s Babar Azam.
