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India national cricket team skipper of the ODI team, Shubman Gill, has completed his 3,000 ODI runs as an opener for the Indian cricket team. He achieved the feat tonight (September 27), during the India vs West Indies 1st ODI match at the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.
Gill claimed the milestone as the eighth Indian opener. Significantly, in the era of T20 cricket, the skipper touched the 3,000-run mark in a very quick fashion. To defeat West Indies in the match and to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, India needs to score 296 runs in 50 overs.
Shubman Gill claims another milestone for the Indian cricket team
Notable records of the Team India skipper Shubman Gill:
1. Fastest Indian to 1,000, 2,000 & 3,000 ODI runs
2. Youngest ODI double-centurion in history (208 vs NZ at age 23)
3. Highest individual score in IPL playoff history (129 off 60)
4. Youngest batter to reach 4,000 IPL runs
5. Most runs by an Indian in a single Test (430 at Edgbaston)
6. Biggest overseas Test win by an Indian captain (by 336 runs)
7. 4th Indian with double centuries in both Tests and ODIs
8. First player to score 4 centuries in debut Test series as captain
9. Most runs by an Indian in a 3-match ODI series (360 vs NZ)
10. 5 Test centuries in first calendar year as captain
11. Eight Indian openers to score 3,000 runs as an opener
Keemo Paul dropped an easy chance
It is necessary to mention that West Indies had a golden chance in the match to get the wicket of Shubman Gill's wicket early in the run chase. Gill was on 11 runs only when Keemo Paul, who was standing at point, dropped a simple chance. On the first ball of the fifth over of the second innings, West Indies fast bowler Jayden Seals placed the ball wide and full to the right-handed batter.
Gill sliced the ball, which went right towards the fielder, but the fielder dropped it. After the dropped catch, the batter scored another ODI half-century for the Men in Blue. With Gill in the middle, India is looking strong enough to defeat West Indies in this match.
Shubman Gill's important batting stats as a captain of the Indian cricket team
Since becoming the captain of the Indian cricket team in ODIs and Tests, Gill is maintaining a good rhythm with his batting. During writing this article, Shubman Gill had 2,000 runs as a captain for India with a batting average of 68.40.
Most runs for India as a Captain (Avg)
12883 - Virat Kohli (59.92)
11207 - MS Dhoni (46.89)
8095 - M Azharuddin (40.88)
7643 - Sourav Ganguly (38.40)
5665 - Rohit Sharma (39.06)
4508 - Sachin Tendulkar (42.93)
4394 - Rahul Dravid (43.07)
4151 - Sunil Gavaskar (43.69)
2928 - Kapil Dev (31.14)
2424 - MAK Pataudi (34.14)
2000 - Shubman Gill (68.40)
