They don’t call him the Baby GOAT just like that! Shubman Gill slammed his 6th ODI ton and his 5th ODI in the calendar year of 2023. Simply better than the rest, Gill showcased his worth this year. 5 centuries, 5 fifties, and a double century demark the year that Shubman Gill had. In the IND vs AUS 2nd ODI, Gill hammered 104 runs with 6 fours and 4 sixes to batter the Aussies. He is now chasing Sachin Tendulkar’s World record of 9 ODI hundreds in a year, back in 1998.
Shubman Gill ODI Centuries in Calendar year 2023
| Player | Mat | Runs | Ave | 100 | 50 |
| Shubman Gill (IND) | 20* | 1230 | 72.35 | 5 | 5 |
| DJ Malan (ENG) | 9 | 591 | 73.87 | 3 | 3 |
| SC Williams (ZIM) | 9 | 720 | 90 | 3 | 3 |
| T Bavuma (SA) | 10 | 637 | 79.62 | 3 | 2 |
| DP Conway (NZ) | 10 | 449 | 49.88 | 3 | 1 |
| V Kohli (IND) | 15 | 556 | 55.6 | 3 | 1 |
Simply better than the rest, Shubman Gill has been having a sensational year. With 5 tons, 5 fifties, and 1 double century he is miles ahead of 2nd placed Dawid Malan. From just 20 matches, Gill has amassed 1230 runs and has quite a few matches remaining to improve his tally.
With the World Cup and other games pending, Gill can very easily surpass Babar Azam to become the World’s Number 1 batter in the ODIs format.
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Five or more ODI hundreds in a calendar year before turning 25
Sachin Tendulkar, 1996
Graeme Smith, 2005
Upul Tharanga, 2006 (youngest)
Virat Kohli, 2012
Shubman Gill, 2023
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India batters with five or more ODI hundreds in a calendar year
Virat Kohli (2012, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Rohit Sharma (2017, 2018, 2019)
Sachin Tendulkar (1996, 1998)
Rahul Dravid (1999)
Sourav Ganguly (2000)
Shikhar Dhawan (2013)
Shubman Gill (2023)
