On Thursday, Shubman Gill turned the youngest batter to rating a double century in ODI cricket and the fifth Indian to attain the landmark. Gill’s storming knock of 208 helped India defeat New Zealand by 12 runs.
There have been solely 4 Indian batters within the illustrious checklist earlier than Gill, which included legendary Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan.
Kishan made it to the checklist lately when India toured Bangladesh, as he touched the 200-run mark on the age of 24 and have become the youngest cricketer to smash a double ton. But along with his current exploits, Gill broke the file and achieved the feat at simply 23.
Despite his blistering knock, Kishan didn’t get as many possibilities within the crew and questions have been raised by a few former cricketers concerning the identical. The wicket-keeper-batter was benched in the whole ODI collection towards Sri Lanka till he lastly received the possibility within the first match towards New Zealand.
Kishan was included within the taking part in eleven as a alternative for KL Rahul, who’s unavailable for the collection due to some private causes. In the collection opener, Kishan was despatched down the order to bat at no. 4.
Now, a video has been launched by the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) that exhibits Rohit and Ishan welcoming Shubman to the 200 membership after the victory over New Zealand.
The dialog begins with Rohit lauding Gill for his knock and Ishan asking in regards to the pre-match routine of the Punjab lad. Further within the video Indian skipper welcomes Gill to the 200 membership.
At the top of the video, Rohit might be heard saying to Ishan why he hasn’t played even three matches publish scoring a double ton within the 50-overs format, to which the latter replies, “brother you’re the captain”. And quickly after Ishan’s witty response, all three within the body burst into laughter.
“Ishan, yaar aapne 200 banake 3 match nahi khela. (Ishan, you didn’t play even three matches despite scoring a 200),” Rohit stated.
“Bhaiyya captain toh aap ho (Brother, you are the captain),” replied Kishan.
Here’s the video:
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3️⃣ ODI Double centurionsExpect a lot of enjoyable, banter & insights when captain @ImRo45, @ishankishan51 & @ShubmanGill bond over the microphone ? ? – By @ameyatilak
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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 19, 2023