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Decoding Shubman Gill's run in 2023

By Gaurav Tripathi

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Only batter with over 1,000 ODI runs in 2023

Shubman Gill's exceptional performance in 2023 has made him the only batter with over 1,000 ODI runs this year.

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An average of over 70

Gill has now raced to 1,230 runs in 20 ODIs this year at 72.35 (SR: 105.03). Five of his six ODI tons have come this year.

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13th Indian batter with this record

Gill became the 13th Indian batter to score 1,000 or more ODI runs in a calendar year. Sachin Tendulkar sits at the peak of the list, having slammed 1,894 ODI runs in 1998.

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Gill gets past 1,900 ODI runs

Gill, who made his ODI debut in 2019, has been on song in the format of late. The right-handed batter now has 1,917 runs from 35 ODIs at an incredible average of 66.10.

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Second-highest ODI average

Gill's current ODI average of 66.10 is the second-highest among batters with at least 1,000 runs.

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Can Gill displace Tendulkar?

Tendulkar owns the current record of scoring the most ODI runs in a calendar year, 1,894 runs in 1998. Gill needs 665 more runs this year to displace him.

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