“Shubman Gill Is A Much Better Batsman Than Babar Azam” – Twitter Reacts To Opener's Terrific Ton vs New Zealand In 1st ODI

The 23-year-old “generational talent” Shubman Gill played a terrific knock in the first ODI of the three-match series against the Tom Latham-led New Zealand National Cricket Team at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad on Wednesday, January 18.

India won the toss and elected to bat first in the match. Opening batsman Gill once again provided India with a good start in the match alongside skipper Rohit Sharma.

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The opening duo added 60 runs in 73 balls before Blair Tickner broke the partnership by dismissing Rohit in the 13th over. Gill then added 28 and 22 runs with Virat Kohli and Ishan Kishan respectively. Gill’s best partnership came with the middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav as they stitched together brilliant 65 runs in 53 balls.

Despite not starting off his innings aggressively, Gill managed to reach the 50-run milestone in just 52 deliveries, with 9 fours and 1 six. He then accelerated even further and managed to complete his back-to-back ODI centuries in just 87 balls, with 14 fours and 2 sixes.

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The Punjab-born batter Shubman Gill smashed a six to Mitchell Santner on the second ball of the 30th over and on the next ball, he took a single to register his 3rd ODI ton. He removed his helmet and brought out his trademark celebration.

Notably, Shubman Gill scored his first ODI century against Zimbabwe in Harare in August 2022 and his second century was against Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram in the third ODI of the series.

Talking about records, Shubman Gill has become the second-fastest Indian to score 3 ODI centuries. Gill has achieved the milestone in his 19th innings and he is just behind Shikhar Dhawan, who achieved the landmark in 17 innings.

Shubman Gill also surpassed Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan to become the fastest Indian to complete 1000 ODI runs by achieving the milestone in his 19th innings. Previously, Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan were the joint-fastest Indian batters to the 1000-run mark in ODIs. Both took 24 innings to get there.

Overall, Gill is the joint-second fastest to achieve the 1000 ODI runs feat in the world alongside Imam-ul-Haq. Fakhar Zaman holds the record for the fastest 1000 ODI runs as he achieved the milestone in 18 innings.

Here’s How Twitter Reacted To Shubman Gill’s Remarkable Century Against New Zealand In ODI Series Opener:

What a knock! @ShubmanGill 3rd ODI century ?? #IndiaVsNewZealand

— Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23) January 18, 2023

Back to back ? for Shubhman Gill. He is sealing the opening slot with his consistency #INDvsNZ

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) January 18, 2023

No looking back now, unless it's a fine leg glance. Batted @ShubmanGill ?? #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/ENQDQEULm0

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) January 18, 2023

I want to see more ODIs just to see Shubman Gill dominate this format. He's born for this. What a player! #INDvNZ

— Soorya Sesha (@sooryasesha7) January 18, 2023

Shubman Gill is a PRECIOUS talent ? ?

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) January 18, 2023

Top knock, Shubman Gill!?

Brilliant hundred this as he continues to impress with his class and brilliant stroke play? pic.twitter.com/2RousCi700

— कट्टर KKR समर्थक ?? ™ (@KKRWeRule) January 18, 2023

There's inevitability around Shubman Gill the ODI batter. If he plays 300ish ODIs as an opener (which is very improbable), he'll be smashing all records

— Hitesh Garg (@hitesh_garg18) January 18, 2023

Welcome to Shubman's era! ?

Back-to-back centuries for the young ⭐️! ?#INDvNZ #ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/qqgHQE0RJ4

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) January 18, 2023

Shubman Gill is turning into, as predicted by many, a true monster in ODIs. He always had the profile to be a prolific run-getter in the format and he's coming good on his potential

— Abhimanyu Bose (@bose_abhimanyu) January 18, 2023

Back to back Hundred for Shubman Gill. He scored 100* runs from 87 balls against New Zealand. His third ODI Hundred. What a player. pic.twitter.com/1eIh8AljKF

— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) January 18, 2023

Back to back hundreds for @ShubmanGill! ?

3⃣rd ODI hundred and this is only his 19th innings. ?

?: BCCI#PlayBold #TeamIndia #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/yoR86ffXh7

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) January 18, 2023

Ek aur 100 shubman Gill ??pic.twitter.com/lETjYH6H62

— Desi Bhayo (@desi_bhayo88) January 18, 2023

What comes after a Shubman Gill century?
??????? ??????? ???? ???????! ??#INDvNZ | #AavaDe | #TeamIndia | @ShubmanGill

— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) January 18, 2023

Shubman Gill gets to his third ODI 1⃣0⃣0⃣! ?#INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/RTBEzjNYDT

— ?Flashscore Cricket Commentators (@FlashCric) January 18, 2023

Shubman Gill is a much better batsman than Babar Azam ???

— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) January 18, 2023

Get in Shubman Gill! Back to back hundreds! Just brilliant. All class. #INDvNZ

— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) January 18, 2023

?? BUILT DIFFERENT! Back-to-back hundreds for Shubman Gill in ODIs.

? Top stuff, Shubman!

? BCCI • #ShubmanGill #INDvNZ #NZvIND #TeamIndia #BharatArmy pic.twitter.com/Q95Ub0z4m6

— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) January 18, 2023

Well Done Mr Shubman Gill ❤️

— Vaibhav Bhola ?? (@VibhuBhola) January 18, 2023

Hundred by Shubman Gill in 87 balls – his 3rd ODI century, he's been an outstanding performer since his debut. What a talent! pic.twitter.com/TAHg1SZcpv

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 18, 2023

3rd ODI hundred for Shubman Gill, he continues to dominate the ODI format, averaging more than 65.

He is here to take over the legacy. pic.twitter.com/S6e6C3SKYD

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 18, 2023

Shubman gill has finished KL Rahul career officially

— Mithie (@_ahania) January 18, 2023

Shubman Gill is fast learning the art of crafting innings in ODIs. Dispatched all loose balls to boundary but most importantly milked singles adroitly after the Powerplay & maintained a superb tempo.

He doesn't throw away wicket after a good start. #CricketTwitter #ShubmanGill

— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra) January 18, 2023

Classical Shubman Gill..?? pic.twitter.com/Tydi83UDv7

— Siddhartha Patel ? (@Siddhu__94) January 18, 2023

Love Shubman Gill's classic bow down celebration. ❤

— Shivani Shukla (@iShivani_Shukla) January 18, 2023

Two centuries in last two ODIs, Shubman Gill you beauty. ♥️#ShubmanGill #INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/6MOFFi6f7s

— Akshat (@AkshatOM10) January 18, 2023

#INDvNZ Shubman Gill to bowlers in every match : pic.twitter.com/B4C1K5L9Zb

— Cricket With Laresh (@Lareshhere) January 18, 2023

Back-to-back ? @ShubmanGill

Another brilliant knock ??

— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) January 18, 2023

Back to back centuries for young Shubman Gill #INDvsNZ #ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/SDZKfzabGG

— Raju Jangid (@imRJangid) January 18, 2023

Another ODI ? for the splendid Shubman Gill off just 87 balls ??#INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/JYcHejoSib

— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA) January 18, 2023

CENTURY! When you are in form, you must keep going and get as many as you can. Terrific batting from Gill and he continues to top the run charts in ODIs, his best format I feel. Making tons is a habit, good to see him get it early. #CricketTwitter #ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/JU3esm4wBq

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) January 18, 2023

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