Shubman Gill enters exclusive captaincy list with Kohli, Tendulkar

Despite Gujarat Titans suffering a decision against Kolkata Knight Riders astatine Eden Gardens, skipper Shubman Gill created past with different outstanding IPL play arsenic captain.Gill played a superb sound of 85 disconnected 49 balls, smashing 5 fours and 7 sixes astatine a onslaught complaint of 173.47 during GT’s pursuit against his erstwhile franchise. With that innings, the Gujarat skipper entered an elite database featuring legends similar David Warner, Virat Kohli and

Sachin Tendulkar

for signaling aggregate 500-run IPL seasons arsenic captain.Gill has present scored 552 runs successful 12 matches this play astatine an mean of 46.00 and a blistering onslaught complaint of 160.46, including 5 half-centuries. He presently sits conscionable down opening spouse Sai Sudharsan, who leads the tally charts for Gujarat with 554 runs. This marks the 2nd clip Gill has crossed the 500-run people successful an IPL play portion starring a franchise. Last year, successful his archetypal play arsenic GT captain, helium amassed 650 runs successful 15 innings astatine an mean of 50.00 and a onslaught complaint of 155.87, finishing arsenic the fourth-highest run-scorer of the tournament.

Only Warner and KL Rahul person achieved much 500-plus IPL seasons arsenic captain. Warner recorded 3 specified seasons for Sunrisers Hyderabad, scoring 848 runs successful 2016, 641 successful 2017 and 692 successful 2018. Rahul besides managed 3 consecutive 500-run seasons arsenic skipper (670 runs successful 2020, 626 runs successful 2021 and 616 runs successful 2022) portion starring Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants.Gill present joins Tendulkar and Kohli, who each registered 2 500-plus IPL seasons arsenic captains.

Tendulkar achieved the feat for Mumbai Indians successful 2010 and 2011, portion Kohli famously scored 973 runs during his bonzer 2016 run for Royal Challengers Bengaluru aft archetypal crossing the people 557 runs successful 2015.The GT skipper besides continues to bask batting against his erstwhile broadside KKR. In six innings against Kolkata, Gill has present scored 356 runs astatine an awesome mean of 59.33 and a onslaught complaint of 158.22, including 3 half-centuries and a highest people of 90.