Shubman Gill is currently leading Team India in the three-match ODI series against Australia. The young opener was appointed as India’s new one-day captain ahead of the tour, replacing Rohit Sharma, who guided India to the Champions Trophy title earlier this year in Dubai. The series marks Gill’s first major challenge as full-time ODI skipper.
The captaincy debut of Gill was, however not so smooth. In his first game at Perth he could make only 10 before falling down the leg side by Nathan Ellis. India had a bad day at the bat and made only 136-9 on the reduced number of 26 overs. Australia easily pursued the revised figure of 131, and they won by seven wickets in 21.1 overs.
On October 23, the series shifts to Adelaide to play the second ODI, Gill will be keen to recover, as both as a captain and a batter. The 24 year old has already featured in 56 ODIs and has demonstrated himself as a top of the order player. In this paper, we are going to compare the figures of Gill after 56 ODIs with the number of Australia opener David Warner at the same age.
1. Shubman Gill vs David Warner – Who has more runs and a better average after 56 ODIs?
Shubman Gill has already accumulated 2,785 runs with a high average of 58.02 and a high strike rate of 99.28 in 56ODIs. He has been very successful in matches with other teams such as New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Australia and has been playing the top order in India. He has been able to make big runs very fast and this has made him be one of the most backable ODI batters in recent years.
By contrast, David Warner was batting 1,758 runs in his first 56 ODIs with an average of 32.55 and a 85.42 strike rate. The Australian opener demonstrated glimpses of brilliance but was not very consistent at the beginning of his career. Although he performed well against Sri Lanka, England and South Africa, his performance there was significantly low compared to that of Gill.
2. Shubman Gill vs David Warner – Who has more hundreds after 56 ODIs?
Gill had already broken eight centuries and 15 half-centuries by the time he had made 56 ODIs. His highest score of 208 against New Zealand in Hyderabad is one of the greatest performances of an Indian opener in the recent past. He even hit a fashionable 104 out of 97 balls in the match with Australia at Indore displaying his coolness and calmness in the stress.
Warner, however, had three centuries and 10 fifties of his 56 initial matches. His highest score of 163 was against Sri Lanka at Brisbane and he also made good centuries at Adelaide and Sydney. Warner was also known to be an attacking-minded player, but the conversion rate and consistency of Gill after 56 games is unmistakable.
3. Shubman Gill vs David Warner – Who has a better record in wins after 56 ODIs?
Gill’s numbers in winning causes are outstanding. In 41 matches India have won, he has piled up 2,392 runs at an average of 70.35 and a strike rate of 105.60. His seven hundreds and 14 fifties show how often he contributes to India’s victories. Even in defeats, he has managed 309 runs, including one century and a fifty.
For Warner, the stats are modest in comparison. In 30 wins for Australia, he scored 1,157 runs at an average of 38.56 and a strike rate of 96.01. He made two hundreds and six fifties in those games. When Australia lost, Warner’s average dropped to 22.90, showing how his performance often determined the team’s results.
4. Shubman Gill vs David Warner – Who has a better record in chases after 56 ODIs?
During chasing, Gill has demonstrated much maturity. He has hit 1,137 runs in 27 ODIs where India is second batting at 51.68 with 2 centuries and 6 fifties. Batting first, he has still performed still better and scored 1,648 runs with an average of 63.38 a half-century and six tons.
In this same stage, Warner had hit 563 runs in 19 chases at an average of 33.11. In those games he had one hundred and forty fifties. In establishing a target, he was in control of 1,195 runs in 37 ODIs with an average of 32.29. Albeit that Warner was aggressive, numbers presented by Gill demonstrate more control, consistency, and match perceptions in both situations.
