Shubman Gill makes Test debut, joins THIS elite club of Indians featuring Sachin Tendulkar

Punjab prodigy Shubman Gill makes his Test debut on Boxing Day (Saturday, December 26) against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). He was included in playing XI in place of struggling opener Prithvi Shaw. After losing toss and bowling first, Gill made quite an impact on field, snaring a brilliant diving catch at backward square leg to send Australia’s run-machine Marnus Labuschagne back to pavilion.

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Shubman Gill career stats in first-class cricket before Test debut puts him in an elite list

Shubman Gill career stats in domestic cricket makes for a staggering read. 21-year-old batsman has featured in 23 first-class matches for Punjab since his Ranji Trophy debut in 2017. Across his 38 innings, Gill has aggregated 2,270 runs at a productive aver of 68.78, plundering seven tons and 11 fifties in process.

Shubman Gill’s first-class aver of 68.78 makes him one of India’s most prolific run-scorers in domestic cricket before making an Indian debut in Tests. Out of all 298 cricketers to have represented India at highest level, only four players have held a higher batting aver than Gill before ir respective debuts.

elite list features likes of Vid Kambli, Praveen Amre, Rusi Modi and India’s batting heavyweight Sachin Tendulkar. Kambli leads pack with a Bradman-esque aver of 88.37 (27 matches) while Amre (81.23 from 23 matches) and Modi (71.28 from 38 matches) occupy next two spots in terms of avers. Sachin Tendulkar, on or hand, averd 70.18 (nine matches) before he made his Test debut with a baptism of fire in Pakistan at a tender of 16.

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At time of publishing, Australia were bowled out for 195 in 72.3 overs. Shubman Gill’s fellow debutant Mohammed Siraj collected 2 wickets including prized scalp of Marnus Labuschagne. Jasprit Bumrah claimed figures of 4-56 while Ravichandran Ashwin took 3-35 in his 24-over spell.

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Im source: cricket.com.au