shubaman gill pips Babar Azam to become No. 1 ODI batsman
Shubman Gill become No. 1 ODI batsman in icc ranking . The youngest batter shubman gill make record in odi . now shubman gill is the no 1 odi batter . The 25-year-old Indian opener played a crucial role in India ‘s 3-0 series sweep over England, registering two half- centuries and a century. His impressive form earned him 796 rating points, ahead of Babar’s 773. This marks the second time Gill has ascended to the top, having previously claimed the No. 1 ranking during the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup . also know ICC Champions Trophy winner list from 1988 to 2025
in the odi cricket gill is the fastest player to reach 2000 runs in 38 innings and 2500 runs in 50 innings . he also holds the record for the youngest crickter to score a double century at the age of 23 in odi as well. he made his list a debut in 2017 and first class debut for punjab against bengal in 2018 ranji trophy scoring half century .
Shreyas Iyer, who struck 78 in that match, also moved up one slot to ninth position as India will go into the eight-team Champions Trophy with four batters in the top 10. Captain Rohit Sharma is in third position and Virat Kohli is sixth.
Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan, meanwhile, progressed six places to 15th after a couple of fine knocks in the Tri-Nation series played in Pakistan – 122 not out against South Africa and 46 in the final against New Zealand.
Salman Agha, Player of the Series with an aggregate of 219 runs, rose 24 places to 48th after scores of 134 against South Africa and 45 in the final against New Zealand over the past week.
The much-awaited India vs Pakistan ODI match in the upcoming Champions Trophy will be held on February 23. The match will be played in Dubai.
As vice-captain of India’s Under-19 team, Gill scored 372 runs at an average of 124.00 in the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, where he played a crucial role in India’s fourth title win and earning the edition’s Player of the Tournament award. His unbeaten 102 in the semi-final against Pakistan U-19 drew praise from batting greats such as Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, and Sourav Ganguly.
In 2022, Gill was part of the IPL championship-winning Gujarat Titans team. He won the 2023 IPL Orange Cap by scoring 890 runs, the second-highest total in IPL history, including three centuries. His score of 129 in the IPL Qualifier 2 is the highest individual score in IPL Playoffs history. Gill was appointed as the captain of Gujarat Titans ahead of IPL 2024 after Hardik Pandya was traded to Mumbai Indians.
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