Shubhman Gill entered the record books with his maiden double century against New Zealand to power India to 349/8 in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Wednesday. At the age of 23 years and 132 days, Gill became the youngest player to smash a double hundred bettering Ishan Kishan’s record.
BCCI shared many moments of the day on Twitter and captioned it “´Milestone – Shubman Gill becomes the fastest Indian to score 1000 ODI runs in terms of innings “
Mohammad Kaif called Shubman Gill a precious talent and tweeted, “Shubman Gill is a PRECIOUS talent “
VVS Laxman also praised the young talent and said, “What absolute dominance by India in the final ODI, and the series! It’s wonderful to see Virat Kohli back at his best in white-ball cricket, this unbeaten 166 was special even by his lofty standards. Shubman Gill continues to impress with his poise and pleasing strokeplay…cont”