Who is Shubman Gill? Everything You Need to Know

Quick Facts

Indian Celebrities Born In September

Age: 25 Years, 25 Year Old Males

Family:

father: Lakhwinder Singh

mother: Keart Gill

Cricketers Indian Men

Height: 5'10" (178 cm), 5'10" Males

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Career

Shubman Gill started playing cricket early in his life. He is a right-hand batsman who represents Punjab and generally plays at the top-order. He is known for scoring big runs with style and his success at the local tournaments ensured that he was drafted into the Under-19 World Cup Squad as the vice-captain.

In 2014, he played in the Inter-District Under-16 competition where he scored 351 runs and shared a record opening stand of 587. Later, in the Under-16 state competition, he went on to score an unbeaten double century in the Vijay Merchant Trophy. It was to honor these achievements that he received the best junior cricketer award for two consecutive years by BCCI.

He made his first-class debut for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy series in 2017. He went on to score half a century in his debut and scored an aggressive 129 runs in the next match. He was among the top contenders for the national U-19 team, and he scored over 351 runs in four innings and was named the Man of the Series during the Youth ODI series against England.

His played a major part in India’s victory at the 2018 U-19 World Cup. He was India’s best scorer in the World CUp and bagged the player of the tournament award. The IPL auctions for the 2018 edition were taking place at the same time, and he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 1.8 crores. On his return from New Zealand, he played in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He scored 123 runs in the match against Karnataka. These match-winning performances haven’t gone unnoticed by the media, who tout him to be the next Virat Kohli.

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Personal Life

Shubman Gill was born on 8 September 1999, in Fazilka, Punjab. His father is an agriculturalist and the family moved from Chak Khere Wala to Mohali to further Shubman’s career in cricket. Gill’s journey in cricket began at a very young age. He was confident that he wanted to be a cricketer and nothing else. The family saw to that he was given the best support and environment for him to become an international cricketer and encourage his ambitions. His father who wanted to be a cricketer himself trained his son in the initial years. Apart from cricket, he loves to swim. His favorite cricketers are Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.

Shubman Gill Biography