24-year-old Shubman Gill became the new No. 1 ODI batter, surpassing Pakistani captain Babar Azam in the latest ICC rankings
Gill ended Babar's reign at the top of the ICC ODI rankings after a period of 951 days
Shubman Gill, who was 2 ranking points behind Babar last week, now has 830 ranking points to Pakistani captain's 824
Shubman Gill took 41 innings to become the World No. 1, second fastest among Indian batters after MS Dhoni, who took 38 innings
The Pakistani captain had dethroned Indian stalwart Virat Kohli from top of the ICC rankings in April 2021, and now Gill has surpassed him
The Indian opener has scored a remarkable 1449 runs in 26 matches at an average of 63 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
The youngster is also only the 4th Indian ever to be crowned No. 1 in ODIs after Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli