Shubman Gill & Virat Kohli (Source: AFP Photos)
Shubman Gill joined multiple IPL legends on Sunday during Gujarat Titans match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Ekana Cricket Stadium. However, the major talking point of the record he breached was that he was among the top five on that list, which does not include IPL’s arguably all-time best, Virat Kohli.
Irrespective of all IPL batting records, Virat Kohli found himself at the top due to his impeccable consistency over the years in the competition. However, Shubman Gill, mathematically, did better than him to a certain extent, and so did KL Rahul, Jos Buttler, David Warner, Chris Gayle and Faf du Plessis.
Shubman Gill Second-Fastest Indian To Get 4000 IPL Runs
On Sunday afternoon, Gill required only 25 runs to breach the 4000-run mark in IPL. He got there with ease, and in the process, joined some of the all-time greats.
Gill took 118 innings to get there, second-fastest Indian behind KL Rahul, who crossed the mark in his 105 IPL innings.
Kohli, meanwhile, took 118 innings to get to his 4000 runs in IPL.
Fastest To 4000 IPL Runs (By Innings)
- 105 - KL Rahul
- 112 - Chris Gayle
- 114 - David Warner
- 116 - Jos Buttler
- 118 - Shubman Gill*
- 121 - Faf du Plessis
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On the other hand, when it comes to balls faced instead of the number of innings, Gill is only behind Suryakumar Yadav at the 4000-IPL-run breach. The Gujarat Titans captain took 2875 balls, while Suryakumar had taken 2714 balls to get there.
Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Sanju Samson and KL Rahul follow them.
Fastest Indians To Get 4000 IPL Runs (By Balls)
- 2714 - Suryakumar Yadav
- 2875 - Shubman Gill*
- 2886 - Suresh Raina
- 2887 - MS Dhoni
- 2915 - Sanju Samson
- 2962 - KL Rahul
Moreover, Gill became the youngest to get to 4000 IPL runs. Earlier, it was Virat Kohli who held the record, reaching there at the age of 27 years and 195 days. Gill, approximately got there almost a year younger than him.
Youngest To Get 4000 IPL Runs
- Shubman Gill - 26 Yrs 216 Days
- Virat Kohli - 27 Yrs 195 Days
- Sanju Samson - 29 Yrs 147 Days
- Suresh Raina - 29 Yrs 174 Days
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Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler Keep GT In Control Vs LSG
Not just that, Gill kept on going alongside Jos Buttler to stay in control against LSG. The Rishabh Pant-led side made 164/8 batting first, with a late blitz from Mohammed Shami, coupled with a few others, making it happen.
Meanwhile, Prasidh Krishna took the Purple Cap from Ravi Bishnoi, courtesy of returning excellent figures of 4/28 against LSG.
At the time of writing, Gill has notched up a fine half-century, with Buttler batting on 32* off 21 balls. GT, at present, are 98/1 after 11.3 overs.
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