Shubman Gill entered an elite list as he came the eighth batter to score a
double ton in ODIs. He scored 208 against New Zealand in Hyderabad. Gill
stepped up his innings brilliantly with his first 50 coming off 52 balls.
He went from 50 to 100 off just 35 deliveries and again from 100 to 150 off
just 35 balls. But it was his final flurry that saw the acceleration really
take off, with Gill going from 150 to 200 in just 23 balls, passing the
double-century mark, thanks to three consecutive sixes. Later, the team
celebrated Gill’s feat. The BCCI posted a video of the same.”I would call
it outstanding. Especially considering that the next best score wasn’t even
40, and the fact that he got a double hundred was a knock at a very, very
high level,” said Kohli in the video.”I think he was totally in his element
today and showed why so many people have been saying such great things
about him for years. I wish him all the best. Hope he builds on this. Today
it was just a privilege to watch him bat.”Gill, after the match, opened up
on how he planned his innings. “With wickets falling, at times I wanted to
unleash and I’m glad I could do it at the end. Sometimes when the bowler is
on top, you need to make them feel under pressure,” Gill said about his
strategy.
double ton in ODIs. He scored 208 against New Zealand in Hyderabad. Gill
stepped up his innings brilliantly with his first 50 coming off 52 balls.
He went from 50 to 100 off just 35 deliveries and again from 100 to 150 off
just 35 balls. But it was his final flurry that saw the acceleration really
take off, with Gill going from 150 to 200 in just 23 balls, passing the
double-century mark, thanks to three consecutive sixes. Later, the team
celebrated Gill’s feat. The BCCI posted a video of the same.”I would call
it outstanding. Especially considering that the next best score wasn’t even
40, and the fact that he got a double hundred was a knock at a very, very
high level,” said Kohli in the video.”I think he was totally in his element
today and showed why so many people have been saying such great things
about him for years. I wish him all the best. Hope he builds on this. Today
it was just a privilege to watch him bat.”Gill, after the match, opened up
on how he planned his innings. “With wickets falling, at times I wanted to
unleash and I’m glad I could do it at the end. Sometimes when the bowler is
on top, you need to make them feel under pressure,” Gill said about his
strategy.
