Shubman Gill
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Shubman has been announced as the winner of the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for January 2023, beating out Devon Conway from New Zealand and his fellow countryman Mohammed Siraj. 

Gill’s impressive performance in white-ball cricket during the month earned him the award, following his strong showing in ODIs in 2022 and his debut Test hundred on the tour of Bangladesh in December. 

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He also made his T20I debut during the Sri Lanka series, scoring 7, 5, and 46 in his three innings, and then amassed 207 runs in three ODI innings against Sri Lanka, with scores of 70 and 116 in the first and third matches, respectively.

In the first of three ODIs against New Zealand in Hyderabad, he played an exceptional inning by scoring 208 runs in 149 balls. His outstanding performance helped India to reach a total of 349/8, which proved to be a match-winning score in a thrilling match. He joined the elite group of five Indians to score a double-century in an ODI, alongside Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma (who has done it thrice), and Ishan Kishan.

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Shubman Gill Waiting For His Chance Against Australia

Shubman Gill  is a member of the India Test squad that is playing a four-match series against Australia at home. India is leading the series 1-0, after their victory by an inning and 132 runs in the first Test held in Nagpur. 

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Despite his tremendous form, the batter is waiting for his chance as the team management decided to field KL Rahul in the opening slot while giving the debut to Suryakumar Yadav to bat at number 5.

It will be interesting to see how long the team management wants to rely on Rahul despite his inconsistent string of performances before passing the baton to Shubman Gill who has done exceptionally well with the opportunities he has earned so far.

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