Shubman Gill dethrones Babar Azam, becomes new World No. 1

By Sidhant Maheshwari
Published on | Nov 08, 2023

Gill the new No. 1

24-year-old Shubman Gill became the new No. 1 ODI batter, surpassing Pakistani captain Babar Azam in the latest ICC rankings

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All hail the Prince!

Gill ended Babar's reign at the top of the ICC ODI rankings after a period of 951 days

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Prince should now be called King?

Shubman Gill, who was 2 ranking points behind Babar last week, now has 830 ranking points to Pakistani captain's 824

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Gill 2nd fastest Indian to become No. 1

Shubman Gill took 41 innings to become the World No. 1, second fastest among Indian batters after MS Dhoni, who took 38 innings

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Babar's reign comes to an end

The Pakistani captain had dethroned Indian stalwart Virat Kohli from top of the ICC rankings in April 2021, and now Gill has surpassed him

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2023 - Incredible year for Gill

The Indian opener has scored a remarkable 1449 runs in 26 matches at an average of 63 in 2023

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Most 50+ scores in 2023

Shubman Gill has scored 12 scores of 50+ in ODIs in 2023, he’s level with Babar Azam who also has 12 such knocks

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Gill part of elite list

The youngster is also only the 4th Indian ever to be crowned No. 1 in ODIs after Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli

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