Brian Lara also supported Gill in his attempt to smash his records for the highest individual scores in Test cricket (400 not out) and first-class cricket (501 not out). Despite having just played 73 international matches for India in three different formats thus far, Shubman Gill has already used his exceptional talent to take the cricket world by storm. Many past cricket players hold Gill in high regard, and the most recent to do so is the renowned West Indies batsman Brian Lara, who sees a promising future for the young player.
Gill is the most gifted hitter among the current crop of cricket players in the globe, according to the former captain of the West Indies. “Shubman Gill has the ability to surpass both of my records. Among this new crop of batters, Gill is the most gifted. Over the next few years, he will dominate cricket. I think he’s going to shatter a lot of important records. Gill has the ability to surpass my records. Gill has the ability to shatter my 501* if he plays county cricket.
He can definitely surpass 400 in Test cricket, Brian Lara asserted to Anandabazar Patrika.
Gill scored 354 runs in nine games with an average of 44.25 and a strike rate of 106.94 at the just-finished ODI World Cup 2023. Despite scoring four fifty, he was unable to record his first World Cup century. India won 10 straight games before losing to Australia in the final. Lara predicted that Gill would win several ICC events in the coming future and commended him for his outstanding accomplishments in his nearly five-year international career.
“Shubman Gill is going to score big, I promise. Look at the knocks Gill has already played in the World Cup; he may not have scored a century. In addition to smashing a double century in ODIs and playing numerous match-winning runs in the IPL, he has centuries in all other formats of cricket. He will undoubtedly win a lot of ICC competitions in the future, Lara continued.
In 44 one-day internationals, Gill has amassed 2271 runs with a strike rate of 103.46 and an average of 61.38. He has scored 304 runs at a strike rate of 146.86 and an average of 30.40 in 11 Twenty20 internationals. With 18 Test matches played, the Punjab batsman has amassed 966 runs at 32.20. Gill will play in the T20Is and Tests but has been rested for India’s forthcoming tour to South Africa in the ODI format.
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