Shubman Gill Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shubman Gill

• Shubman embarked on his cricket journey at a tender age.

• Watching Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and VVS Laxman on television during his formative years inspired him to pursue a career in cricket.

• His father had also aspired to become a cricketer but, unfortunately, never had the chance.

• Due to Shubman’s growing passion for cricket, his family decided to relocate from Fazilka to Mohali, where they rented a house in close proximity to the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium.

• He was chosen for the Under-16 Punjab cricket team to compete at the district level when he was just 11 years old. During his first series, he achieved an impressive feat by scoring a remarkable 330 runs in five games, setting a new record.

• He achieved an impressive feat in his debut match at the Punjab state-level Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-16 in 2014, scoring over 200 runs.

• In addition, he achieved a total of 351 runs in the ML Markan Trophy of the Inter-District Under-16 Punjab cricket tournament. Moreover, he made history at the district level by participating in a groundbreaking opening partnership with Nirmal Singh, resulting in a remarkable record-breaking score of 587 runs.

• Shubman Gill was recognized by the BCCI and presented with the prestigious M.A. Chidambaram Trophy for his outstanding performance as the top under-16 cricketer during the 2013-2014 season.

• He played his first List A match in Delhi against the Vidarbha cricket team in 2017.

• He was chosen for India’s Under-19 cricket team and made his debut in the Youth ODI series against England that same year. Throughout the series, he accumulated a total of 351 runs and was awarded the prestigious title of Man of the Series.

• In the 2018 U-19 Cricket World Cup, he was appointed as the vice-captain.

• He was purchased by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a sum of Rs. 1.8 crore during the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.

• Shubman Gill, known for his slight superstition, is always seen clutching a red handkerchief during his time at the batting crease. This peculiar ritual has become famously known as the Red Handkerchief Superstition of Shubman Gill.

• The revelation in May 2023 disclosed that the cricketer had lent his voice to the Hindi and Punjabi adaptations of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Specifically, he provided the voice for Pavitr Prabhakar, renowned as the Indian Spider-Man within the movie.

Indian cricketer Shubman Gill has provided the voice for the character ‘Spider-Man’ in India. The character will be known as Pavitr Prabhakar in India. Gill has dubbed for the Hindi and Punjabi versions of Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse.

On May 8, 2023, Taran Adarsh tweeted.

• Gill accompanied social media influencer Niharika NM on a “romantic” date during the promotion of ‘Spiderman’ in June 2023.

• Shubman Gill, playing for Gujarat Titans in the Tata IPL 2023, achieved a remarkable feat by winning the Orange Cap. He scored a total of 890 runs in 17 matches throughout the season, becoming only the third batsman in IPL history to exceed 800 runs in a single season. Gill’s exceptional performance also earned him the second-highest run tally in a single edition of the tournament, with Virat Kohli holding the record for scoring 973 runs in 2016. Furthermore, Gill was honored with the prestigious titles of ‘Gamechanger’ and ‘Most Valuable Player’ in the 2023 IPL season.