Shubman Gill Biography, Age, Height, Girlfriend, Family, IPL, Stats & Facts

Shubman Gill Biography – An emerging Indian cricket star who used to imitate Sachin Tendulkar in his childhood while watching him on T.V.

Early Life:

Shubman Gill was born on September 8, 1999, in Fazilka, Punjab. He did his schooling from Punjab’s Manav Mangal Smart School. At a very young age, he had shown interest in cricket which his family understood very well and provided him the required environment.

Gill’s childhood pic

His father has played an important role in his cricket journey. His father also wanted to become a cricketer but could not become due to some reasons. The reason his father initiated his training on his own and taught him the basics of cricket.

There weren’t proper facilities for cricket in Fazilka, so his family shifted to Mohali and rented a house near Punjab Cricket Association (PCA). He was enrolled in PCA at the age of 8 and that’s how his cricket journey started.

Shubman Gill Biography:

Personal Life
Full Name	Shubman Gill
Nickname	Not Known
Date of Birth	September 8, 1999
Age	20 years (in 2019)
Nationality	Indian
Religion	Sikh
Zodiac/Sun Sign	Virgo
Birth Place	Fazilka, Punjab
School	Manav Mangal Smart School, Punjab
College	Not Known
Physical Stats
Height	5ft. 10" (178 cm)
Weight	65 kg (143 lbs)
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Family & Relationships
Father Occupation	Lakhwinder Singh Gill Agriculturist
Mother Occupation	Keart Gill Not Known
Siblings	Shahneel Kaur Gill (Sister)
Marital Status	Unmarried
Girlfriend	Not Known
Career
Profession	Cricketer
Coach	Not Known
Playing Role	Playing Role
Batting Style	Right-hand bat
Bowling Style	Right-arm offbreak
Major Teams	India, India Under-19s, Punjab Under-19s, Punjab Under- 16s, Kolkata Knight Riders
International (ODI) Debut	India vs New Zealand, Hamilton (January, 2019
First-Class Debut	Punjab vs Bengal, Amritsar (November, 2017)
List-A Debut	Punjab vs Vidarbha, Delhi (February, 2017)
T-20 Debut	Punjab vs Vidarbha, Delhi (February, 2017)

Family Background:

Shubman’s father Lakhwinder Singh is an Agriculturist and his mother’s name is Keart Gill.

Gill with his mother

He has a sister named Shaheen Gill.

Cricket Career of Shubman Gill:

At the age of 11, he made his debut in the Under-16 District-level match and scored 330 runs in just 5 innings.

Later, in 2014, he got a chance to play in Punjab’s Under-16 Inter-District Tournament in which he scored 351 runs and also made a record partnership of 587 runs with Nirmal Singh.

He scored a double-century in the U-16 State-level Vijay Merchant Trophy and because of performances like these, he won the Best Junior Cricket Award of the year 2013-14 and 2014-15.

On February 25, 2017, he made his List-A debut against Vidarbha in Vijay Hazare Trophy in which he got run out on the score of 11 runs.

While playing for the National U-19 team in February 2017, he scored 351 runs in 4 innings in Youth ODI series against England and won the Man of the Series award.

Later, on November 17, 2017, he started his First-Class career against Bengal in Ranji Trophy and scored a fifty on the debut Ranji match. He scored 63 runs in the first innings and got out on 21 in the second innings.

In the Under-19 World Cup 2018, Shubman scored 372 runs at an average of 124.00 and won the Player of the Tournament award. He was also the Vice-captain of the Team.

On January 31, 2019, Gill made his One Day International debut opposite to New Zealand at Hamilton. He scored 9 runs in 21 balls in the match.

Cricket Stats:

Cricket Stats:
*Batting Stats:*
	ODIs	First Class	List-A	T20s
Matches	2	21	57	37
Innings	2	34	56	34
Runs	16	2133	2280	777
H.S.	9	268	143	78
Average	8.00	73.55	45.60	33.78
100s/50s	0/0	7/10	6/11	0/6

IPL Career:

Shubman Gill was bought by KKR at IPL auction for the 2018 season at Rs. 1.8 crores. He played 13 matches in the tournament and scored a total of 203 runs.