Ahmedabad: Indian cricket team’s star opener batsman Shubman Gill has created a sensation by scoring a century in the third T20 against New Zealand. This was Shubman’s first century in T20 cricket. He completed his hundred facing only 54 balls. In his innings, he faced 63 balls in which he scored an unbeaten 126 runs. During this, he also hit 12 fours and 7 sixes. With this, he has gone far ahead of century heroes like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in T20 International.
In fact, Shubman Gill has also become the batsman who played the biggest innings in T20 International for India. Earlier this record was in the name of Virat Kohli, who had scored an excellent inning of 122 runs in 61 balls against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup last year. In this innings, Virat also hit 12 fours and 6 sixes. At the same time, in this case, Rohit Sharma comes at number three, who played an explosive inning of 118 runs in 43 balls against Sri Lanka in 2017.
Shubman became India’s 7th batsman to score century in T20
With this, Shubman Gill has become the seventh batsman to score a century for India in T20 Internationals. Before Shubman, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav and KL Rahul have also done this feat. Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav have the most centuries in T20 International. Both these batsmen have scored three hundreds each for Team India.
At the same time, KL Rahul played a century innings twice while Suresh Raina, Deepak Hooda, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli have one century each.
Shubman joins club of scoring centuries in all three formats
With his first century in T20 International, Shubman Gill has also joined a special club. Shubman has become one of the few batsmen in India who have scored centuries in Tests, ODIs and T20s. Before Shubman, only Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and KL Rahul have been successful in scoring centuries in all three formats for India.
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Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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