Shubman Gill 200: India vs NewZealand 1st ODI LIVE – Shubman Gill made it to the history books after slamming a wonderful double century against NewZealand in the 1st ODI at Hyderabad. His stunning performance brought appreciation from the cricketing world. Veterans like Virender Sehwag, Wasim Jaffer, Ravi Ashwin, Akash Chopra and others took to social media to shower their appreciation for this amazing feat. Follow IND vs NZ LIVE Score updates with InsideSport.IN
Shubman Gill 200: Cricketing World SHOWERS Praises for Double Centurion Shubman Gill, Sehwag, Ashwin, Yuvraj HEAPS praises for Youngster – Check Out
Shubman Gill has smashed a wonderful double century against NewZealand in the 1st ODI in Hyderabad. With that, he has become the 5th Indian to score a double century in ODIs. He is now the joint second-fastest batter to cross 1000 runs. The youngster took 19 innings to achieve this record. Indian veterans Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan took 24 innings respectively to achieve this mega record. He also became the youngest player to score an ODI double ton.
- Shubman is the youngest to score an ODI double century. He broke Ishan Kishan’s record. Ishan was 24 when he scored a double ton.
- Shubman Gill became the joint second-fastest batter in the world to amass 1000 ODI runs in the fewest innings. He took 19 innings to do so. Fakhar Zaman is the fastest with 18 innings. Fellow Pakistani opener Imam ul Haq is joint second with 19 innings.
- Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli took 24 innings to score 1000 runs in ODIs
- This was Gill’s 1st double-century in ODIs.
- He is the 5th Indian player to achieve this record.
- Rohit Sharma (3), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Ishan Kishan were the other Indians to score double centuries.
Shubman Gill 200: Cricketing World SHOWERS Praises for Double Centurion Shubman Gill, Sehwag, Ashwin, Yuvraj HEAPS praises for Youngster – Check Out
Virender Sehwag who himself scored a stunning double-century in ODIs against West Indies, back in 2011 heaped praises for the 23-year-old young destructive opener. Sehwag said, “Wow Shubman. Double hundred . Brilliant”
Wow Shubman. Double hundred . Brilliant
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) January 18, 2023
DIL DIL SHUBMAN GILL! 🙌🏽 #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/mynjenlarW
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) January 18, 2023
Shubman Gill 200: Cricketing World SHOWERS Praises for Double Centurion Shubman Gill, Sehwag, Ashwin, Yuvraj HEAPS praises for Youngster – Check Out
It was a historical feat from the youngster who went on to match the likes of Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar and fellow teammate Ishan Kishan.
List of ODI Double Centuries:
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition |
| 1 | Rohit Sharma | 264 | 173 | 33 | 9 | 152.6 | India | v Sri Lanka |
| 2 | Martin Guptill | 237* | 163 | 24 | 11 | 145.39 | New Zealand | v West Indies |
| 3 | Virender Sehwag | 219 | 149 | 25 | 7 | 146.97 | India | v West Indies |
| 4 | Chris Gayle | 215 | 147 | 10 | 16 | 146.25 | West Indies | v Zimbabwe |
| 5 | Fakhar Zaman | 210* | 156 | 24 | 5 | 134.61 | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe |
| 6 | Ishan Kishan | 210 | 131 | 24 | 10 | 160.3 | India | v Bangladesh |
| 7 | Rohit Sharma | 209 | 158 | 12 | 16 | 132.27 | India | v Australia |
| 8 | Rohit Sharma | 208* | 153 | 13 | 12 | 135.94 | India | v Sri Lanka |
| 9 | Shubman Gill | 208 | 149 | 19 | 9 | 139.59 | India | v New Zealand |
| 10 | Sachin Tendulkar | 200* | 147 | 25 | 3 | 136.05 | India | v South Africa |
Phenomenal 👏👏. He may fail in a couple of innings sometime later and let’s not allow our temporary memory to cloud our minds then.#IndvsNz https://t.co/YXLAT44fBW
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) January 18, 2023
Wow. Shubman Gill. Double Century. 🙇♂️ #IndvNZ
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 18, 2023
Shubman Gill 200: Cricketing World SHOWERS Praises for Double Centurion Shubman Gill, Sehwag, Ashwin, Yuvraj HEAPS praises for Youngster – Check Out
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