Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill (born 8 September 1999) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the India national team. Gill captains the Test and the ODI team. He has also captained the team in T20I. A right-handed batsman, Gill represents Punjab in domestic cricket and captains the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League.

In ODI cricket, he 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 cricketer to score a double century in ODIs at the age of 23. With his country, he won the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy as vice captain. He made his List-A debut against Vidarbha in 2017 and first-class debut for Punjab against Bengal in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, scoring a half-century in the game, and 129 runs in the last match against Services.

As vice-captain of the Indian 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, 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.

Shubman Gill was named ICC Men’s Player of the Month four times — in January 2023, September 2023, February 2025, and July 2025. He is also the first male player to win the award four times. He was also named in the ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year in 2023.

Early life

Gill was born on 8 September 1999 into a Punjabi Sikh family in village Chak Jaimal Singh Wala of Fazilka district, Punjab, India. His father, Lakhwinder Singh, is a farmer who aspired to become a cricketer. He has an twin sister named Shahneel Gill. He showed early promise in cricket, picking up a bat at the age of three. Recognising his interest in the game, Lakhwinder decided to train him, bowling 500 to 700 balls to him daily. In 2007, he moved the family to Mohali, near the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, to facilitate better training opportunities for Gill.

At the age of twelve, Gill's performance caught the attention of former Indian bowler Karsan Ghavri, who recommended that Gill attend the Under-19 all-India pace bowlers' camp. Gill faced U-19 bowlers in the nets, leading Ghavri to request PCA to put him into Punjab's U-14 team. He is a friend of Abhishek Sharma since childhood and they used to open the innings for Punjab in the under-14s. In an Inter-District Under-16 match against Amritsar, Gill, representing Mohali, scored 351 runs and shared a record opening stand of 587 runs with Nirmal Singh. At the age of 14, he scored a double-century on his Under-16 debut for Punjab in the Vijay Merchant Trophy.

Domestic career

Gill made his List A debut for Punjab in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017 against Vidharbha, during which he scored 11 runs before being run out. In his second match against Assam, he scored his maiden List A century, scoring 121 runs off 129 balls. His first-class debut came against Bengal in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 17 November 2017. Later in the same month, in his second first-class match, he scored his maiden century while batting for Punjab against Services. He scored 129 runs off 142 balls.

In October 2018, Gill was named in India C's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy. In the final round-robin match against India A, he scored an unbeaten century, helping send India C through to the final. The following month, he was named as one of the eight players to watch ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy by ESPNcricinfo. In December 2018, during the match against Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy, Gill scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, scoring 268 runs. On 25 December 2018, on the fourth day of the match against Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy, with Punjab needing 338 runs from 57 overs, Gill scored 148 off 154 balls, almost single-handedly taking his team to victory. The match finished as a draw, with Punjab ending the run chase at 324/8 in 57 overs. In the match against Bengal, Gill surpassed 1,000 runs in first-class cricket in his fifteenth innings. He was the leading run-scorer for Punjab in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 728 runs in five matches.

In August 2019, Gill was named as the captain of the India Blue team for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy. In October 2019, he was selected as the captain of the India C team for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy. In November 2019, he became the youngest cricketer to lead a team in a final of the tournament. He was 20 years and 57 days old, beating Virat Kohli's record, who was 21 years 124 days old during the 2009–10 tournament.

In September 2022, Gill was signed up by Glamorgan as their overseas player for the remainder of the 2022 County Championship season. He debuted at the Sophia ground against Worcestershire.

In August 2025, Gill was selected to lead the North Zone cricket team in 2025–26 Duleep Trophy.

International career

In December 2016, Gill was part of the Indian U-19 team for the 2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, where he emerged as the second-highest run-scorer of the tournament, behind teammate Himanshu Rana. India won the tournament by defeating Sri Lanka U-19 in the final, with Gill scoring 70 runs off 92 balls. In February 2017, he played a key role in the team's series win against England U-19. In December 2017, he was named vice captain of India's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In the semifinal against Pakistan U-19, Gill scored 102* runs off 94 balls, earning him the title of Player of the Match. India defeated Australia U-19 in the final, securing their 4th title. He had a successful tournament, leading the team in runs scored with 372 runs and was also named the player of the tournament. Following India's matches in the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Gill as the rising star of the squad.

In January 2019, Gill was selected for India's squad for the limited-overs series against New Zealand. On 31 January 2019, he made his One Day International (ODI) debut for India, playing in the fourth ODI match of the series against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton. In August 2019, Gill set a record as the youngest Indian batsman to score a double century in a first-class match. At the age of 19 years and 334 days, he scored 204 runs for India A against West Indies A at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago. The following month, he was selected in India's Test squad for their series against South Africa, but did not play. In December 2019, Gill was named as the captain of India A squad for their tour of New Zealand. In February 2020, he was once again named in India's Test squad, this time for their series against New Zealand.

Gill made his Test debut for India on 26 December 2020 in the 2020 Border–Gavaskar Trophy, contributing to India's comeback win in the second match of the series. In the fourth Test at the Gabba, he scored 91 runs off 146 balls, playing a crucial role in India's series win. In the 2021 England tour of India, Gill scored 119 runs in four matches, including a half-century in the second innings of the first match. India won the 4-match Test series 3–1. Gill was part of the Indian squad for the 2021 ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand. India lost the match, with Gill scoring 28 runs off 64 balls in the first innings and 8 runs off 33 balls in the second innings. In November 2021, during New Zealand's tour of India, Gill scored 144 runs in the 2-match Test series and was the fourth-highest run-scorer of the series. India won the series 1–0.

In July 2022, during India's tour of West Indies and USA, Gill scored 205 runs in three matches, including a 98 not out in the third ODI. He was the highest run-scorer of the series. India whitewashed West Indies 3-0 and Gill won the Player of the Series award. On 22 August 2022, during the third match of the ODI series against Zimbabwe, Gill scored his first ODI century for the Indian national team. He emerged as the series' top run-scorer and was awarded the Player of the Series award. India clinched the series with a 3–0 victory. During South Africa's tour of India in October 2022, Gill contributed 80 runs across three matches and was the fourth highest run-scorer of the ODI series, helping India secure a 2–1 victory. In November 2022, in the ODI series against New Zealand, Gill was the third highest run-scorer of the series, scoring 108 runs including a half-century in the first match. In December 2022, during the first Test match of the series against Bangladesh, he scored his first Test century, tallying 110 runs.

Gill made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on 3 January 2023, against Sri Lanka. He scored seven runs from five balls in that match. In the ODI series, Gill scored 207 runs and was the second highest run-scorer of the series behind Virat Kohli. On 18 January 2023, in the first match of the series against New Zealand, Gill scored a double century, tallying a total of 208 runs. He became the fifth Indian batsman to hit a double century in ODIs, and he is currently the youngest batsman to score a double century in ODIs in men's international cricket. In the third match, Gill scored his maiden T20I century, scoring an unbeaten 126 off 63 balls, and became the 5th Indian batsman to score a century in all formats of international cricket.