Shubman Gill: Team India’s star opener and Ukti Shubman Gill has created history. He has occupied number 1 in the latest ODI rankings of ICC.
Shubman Gill Champions Trophy 2025 has started. The first match is going on between Pakistan and New Zealand. Meanwhile, Team India’s young opener Shubman Gill has suddenly come into the discussion. He has achieved the number 1 position in the ODI rankings for the first time in his career. In the latest ICC rankings, Shubman Gill achieved this position by beating Babar Azam of Pakistan with 796 rating points. Babar Azam has now slipped to second place with 773 rating points.
Shubman Gill scored a brilliant performance in the recent ODI series against England and scored 2 half -centuries and 1 century. He has scored 2587 runs in ODI cricket at an average of more than 60 in 50 matches so far, including 7 centuries, 15 half -centuries and a double century. Gill has also become the fastest batsman to score 2500 runs. This is the reason why he became the number 1 batsman.
Champions Trophy will have a tough competition
Shubman Gill will have to perform well in the Champions Trophy to maintain his number 1 position. An exciting match can be seen in this race between Babar Azam and Shubman Gill. Team India will play their first match against Bangladesh on 20th, then it has to face Pakistan on 23 February.
Four Indians in Top-10
ICC Mains ODI batter rankings have 4 Indian batsmen in the top-10, which is a great thing for India. Shubman Gill is at number-1, Rohit Sharma at number 3, while Virat Kohli at No. 6 and Shreyas Iyer at number 9 are present. All four are part of the Indian squad in the Champions Trophy.
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