Shubman Gill on Tuesday made a mockery of Pakistan bowling attack before Indian bowlers destroyed the arch-rival's batting order as India cruised to the final of Under-19 World Cup at Hagley Oval ground in Christchurch. Gill remained unbeaten at 102 as he took India to 272/9 in designated 50 overs.
Gill is India’s highest scorer in the tournament with 341 runs in 6 matches. He has scored three fifties and a century in six matches of the tournament.
A right-hand top-order batsman, Gill is also the vice-captain of India the 2018 Under-19 World Cup.
With his performance, the 18-year-old protege of U-19 coach Rahul Dravid has made a name for himself since his first-class debut for Punjab against Bengal in November 2017.
Shubman was born on September 8, 1999 in Fazilka town of Punjab. His father, a farmer, was convinced of his talent and moved the family to Mohali so he could pursue his dreams of becoming a cricketer.
Gill made his first-class debut for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy in November 2017. He hit a half-century on debut and a century in the next match against Services. His score in the first match was 63 and 21 and 129 and 32 ion second match.
Before that he made his Under-19 debut against England on August 12, 2017 and slammed a century (147) in his first International outing.
Gill has constantly played at different age-group levels.
At the Under-16 level in 2014, he smacked 351 in Punjab's Inter-District tournament and shared an opening stand of 587 with Nirmal Singh. In his debut match for Under-16 Punjab team in the Vijay Merchant Trophy, he made an unbeaten double-century.
He has won BCCI award for the best junior cricketer for two consecutive years in 2013-14 and 2014-15. He had his fan moment when he shared a stage with his idol Virat Kohli while receiving the award in 2014.
His performance has not gone unnoticed in the IPL and he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 1.8 crore in recently concluded auctions.
