Shubman Gill made his dream come true by scoring a double century

Indian batsman Shubman Gill created history by scoring a double century in the first ODI against New Zealand on Wednesday. Gill became the youngest batsman to score a double century. Gill scored 208 runs in just 149 balls with the help of 19 fours and 9 sixes at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.

Shubman Gill played a blistering inning against New Zealand, after which he is also being called 'Superman Gill'. Shubman Gill made many records during his innings. He became the fastest Indian batsman to score 1000 runs in ODI cricket. Shubman Gill became the youngest batsman to score a double century. He became the Indian opener to score three ODI hundreds in the shortest innings. Shubman Gill also holds the record for making the best individual ODI score against New Zealand.

The story of Shubman Gill becoming the king of records as a cricketer is very exciting. People are also eager to know how the son of an ordinary farmer became such a big run machine? Please tell that Shubman Gill started playing cricket from the age of 4. Born in Chak Khrewala village in Fazilka district of Punjab, Shubman Gill used to play cricket with his father as a child.

Shubman Gill used to wake up at 3.30 am everyday and reach the academy by 4 am. After practicing throughout the day, he used to return home in the evening. Even after this, he used to go there with his father to watch the evening session at the academy. One day, Karsan Ghavri, former fast bowler of Team India, came here to identify young talent in this academy. He came here in search of a fast bowler, but he found such a rare diamond in the form of Shubman Gill, who created panic in the cricket world in a short time.