Something big went down at Ekana Stadium on Sunday that nobody saw coming. Gujarat’s skipper walked out to bat like any other day but ended up rewriting history. The scoreboard lit up with a number that put him alongside IPL’s biggest legends.
Fans went nuts when they realized what just happened during the LSG match. Years of grinding finally paid off for the young opener in spectacular fashion. This is the kind of stuff that defines careers in this tournament.
How Shubman Gill Broke Virat Kohli’s IPL Record
Gill hit 4000 IPL runs in his 118th innings which sounds insane when you think about it. He just beat Virat Kohli’s old record by a full 10 innings straight up. Kohli took 128 innings back when he set that mark years ago.
Only KL Rahul sits ahead of Gill among Indians who have reached there in 105 innings total. That’s the kind of company you want to keep when chasing records like this. The craziest part? Gill’s only 26 years and 216 days old right now.
Nobody in IPL history ever reached 4000 runs this young before him. Most players take way longer just because they start their IPL careers later. Gill’s been stacking runs since he was practically a kid playing for KKR.
Where Gill Ranks Among All IPL Players Globally
Looking at everyone who’s ever played IPL, Gill sits fifth fastest to 4000 runs. Chris Gayle got there in 112 innings which is absolutely bonkers for a record. David Warner needed 114 innings while Jos Buttler took 116 innings to hit the mark.
KL Rahul leads all Indians and ranks fourth worldwide with those 105 innings mentioned earlier. Gill slots in right behind these absolute monsters of T20 cricket basically.
Fastest to reach 4000 runs in IPL among Indians:
1) KL Rahul – 105 innings
2) Shubman Gill – 118 innings
3) Virat Kohli – 128 innings
4) Suresh Raina – 140 innings
5) Gautam Gambhir – 140 innings
Complete List of Fastest Indians to 4000 IPL Runs
Here’s how the top five Indians stack up against each other right now. Rahul’s 105 innings sit at number one followed by Gill’s new 118 innings. Kohli drops to third spot with his 128 innings that stood for years.
Raina and Gambhir both hit 4000 in exactly 140 innings each which is wild. These guys basically built IPL batting alongside guys like Rohit and Dhoni back then.
