Shubman Gill’s mammoth innings against New Zealand at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium made him the 5th and youngest player in the world to score an ODI double century, making him the talk of the town.
A video from the recently finished India-Sri Lanka series that showed the fans screaming “Sara Sara” as Gill was fielding near the boundary rope became viral on social media at the same moment. As the deafening applause continued, the Indian opener’s reaction went viral as he waved to the crowd.
Although there was no official confirmation of this, there was a widespread rumor a few years ago that Gill was dating Sara Tendulkar, the daughter of Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. Recently, Sara Ali Khan, a well-known Bollywood actress, has also been linked to Gill, which sparked the stadium crowd’s chanting.
Here’s the video:
In the series against Sri Lanka, Gill was in outstanding shape, contributing significantly to India’s surprise 3-0 victory in the one-day internationals. Before hitting his second ODI century in the third and decisive game of the series, Gill contributed a significant knock of 70 in the first ODI.
Gill scored back-to-back hundreds in international cricket for the first time in his career during the double century against New Zealand.
The second-fastest player in ODI cricket history and the fastest player from India, Gill has had an incredible start to his international career. By accomplishing the feat in his 19th ODI, he beat Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli’s previous records by five innings.
At this time, Gill has 1,102 runs in 19 ODIs, averaging more than 68. Despite making his ODI debut in 2019, he didn’t start getting consistent playing time until 2022.
