Shubman Gill misses out on breaking Fakhar Zaman's massive ODI record by a whisker

Sports Tak Staff Publish on: January 18, 2023

Indian opener Shubman Gill scored his third ODI ton in just 87 balls in the 1st match against New Zealand.

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Just 7 runs later, the 23-year-old became the fastest Indian to 1000 ODI runs.

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He also moved up the list in the all-time record. Let's take a look at the full list.

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Fakhar Zaman tops this list after taking just 18 innings to reach 1000 ODI runs.

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Before Shubman Gill, Imam-ul-Haq took 19 innings to reach 1000 ODI runs.

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Gill equalled the record previously held by Pakistan's Imam-ul-Haq.

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Six players took 21 innings to reach 1000 ODI runs.

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These are: Viv Richards, Kevin Pieterson, Jonathan Trott, Quinton de Kock, Babar Azam, Rassie Van der Dussen

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