Shubman Gill was quite exceptional for the national cricket team during India’s tour of Zimbabwe. The talented batter literally made his presence count in the ODI series where he scored an unbeaten 82 off 72 balls.
He constructed his innings with the help of seven boundaries and a six. Moreover, he also added a 192-run match-winning opening stand and helped the team script a 10-wicket win over the hosts.
He batted at a strike rate of 113 and drew plaudits for his exceptional batting performance. During the second ODI, he chipped in with 33 off 34 balls including 4 boundaries.
India won the second ODI against Zimbabwe by five wickets. On the other hand, he took his batting to the next level in the third and final ODI. He top-scored with an exceptional 130 off 97 balls where he struck 15 fours and a six.
Yuvraj Singh picks Shubman Gill as a strong contender to open for India in ODI World Cup 2023
Shubman Gill was named the player of the match and was also adjudged the man of the series. The star batsman was named in the T20I and ODI squad for India’s tour of New Zealand.
He was named in the starting XI for the first T20I but the game was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain. He was not named in the next two games of the T20Is but made a comeback for the ODI series.
Shubman Gill scored a half-century off 65 balls including 1 four and three sixes. During the second ODI, he scored an unbeaten 45 off 42 balls including 4 fours and 1 six but the game saw no result due to rain. However, in the third ODI, he scored only 13 runs.
Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer, Yuvraj Singh, while speaking to the news agency, PTI, stated that Shubman Gill is indeed a strong contender to open for the Indian national cricket team in the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023.
He’s just a contender, I’m sure he will not even be in the final squad. It will be RS and Dhawan
— dieProfessor07 (@DProfessor07) December 6, 2022
10 out of 10 for you
— Soopmen Bill 🇧🇩🐍 (@SoopmenBill) December 6, 2022
Rohit-Dhawan-Virat. No one can break top3 for odi world cup
— Kabir (@justKabirr) December 6, 2022
But Yuvi gives 10/10 to Hitman for captaincy who wants Dhawan as an opener for the World cup. Gill is a contender for the opening slot.
— Ramesh (@PahaariRoots) December 6, 2022
They'll play as usual Rohit , dhawan , kohli and ipl fraud…they won't give chance for new talent's
— Kingslayer (@SanjaiCena3) December 6, 2022
If we want to win wc it should be rohit and gill
— swarnavo ghosh (@swarnavoghosh50) December 6, 2022
He don't hold that position in odis…
It's dhawan for a decade with rohit— _Bobbaboiii_ (@IMNamanYadav9) December 6, 2022
Still gill will bé better option then kl
— Thalas fan (@uudasperson) December 6, 2022
Hmmm. Rohit Dhawan Kohli KLRahul Pandya aren't going anywhere. Gill & many good youngsters have to wait till 2023 for sure.
— Pooja Sankhe (@poojasankhe6) December 6, 2022
