Shubman Gill created another history in the IPL as he walked out for the toss in the Gujarat Titans clash against the Delhi Capitals. Shubman Gill became the youngest player in the history of the IPL to play 100 matches.
Shubman Gill surpassed Indian batting legend Virat Kohli. Gill, who is currently 24 years and 229 days old, missed out on Rashid Khan just by 8 days. Rashid Khan became the youngest player to play in the history of the IPL in the previous edition.
Youngest to 100 IPL appearances:
24y, 221d: Rashid Khan
24y 229d, Shubman Gill
25y, 182d, Virat Kohli
25y, 335d, Sanju Samson
26y, 108d, Piyush Chawla
Shubman Gill made his debut in the 2018 IPL season for KKR. He has gone on to become one of the most consistent batters in the history of the IPL since he was picked by the Gujarat Titans. Shubman Gill has so far scored 3096 runs in 96 IPL innings at an average of 38.12.
Shubman Gill has so far scored 20 half centuries and three centuries in the IPL.
