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Kolkata Knight Riders

<h3>Introduction:</h3>
<p>Shubman Gill was born in Fazilka, Punjab in a Jatt Sikh family on September 8, 1999. His father, Lakhwinder Singh, an agriculturist, wanted to become a cricketer when he was young. However, he couldn’t pursue his dreams. When Shubman was just three years old, he started playing cricket and fell in love with the beautiful game in no time.&nbsp;</p>
<p>According to his father, Shubman used to sleep with a bat and a ball. Lakhwinder identified that his son had a knack for the sport and he transformed his farm into a cricket ground with a turf pitch. Shubman’s father would challenge the locals to try and pick up his son’s wicket. Whoever could dismiss the youngster would receive 100 rupees from Lakhwinder.</p>
<p>Shubman’s father soon understood that his son had something special and to give him better opportunities, the family moved to Mohali in a rented house near the PCA Stadium.</p>
<h3><b id="docs-internal-guid-8e39ae32-7fff-53da-83cc-b5e603a74f3f"><span></span></b>Shubman Gill’s Career Information:</h3>
<p><strong>Test Debut: </strong>Australia vs India at Melbourne - December 26, 2020</p>
<p><strong>ODI Debut:</strong> New Zealand vs India at Hamilton - January 31, 2019</p>
<p><strong>T20I Debut:</strong> India vs Sri Lanka at Wankhede - January 03, 2023</p>
<p><strong>Teams:</strong> Punjab, India U19, India U23, India A, Kolkata Knight Riders, India B, India, India C, India Blue, Gujarat Titans, Glamorgan</p>
<h4>Early Career:</h4>
<p>The talented batter made his List A debut for Punjab in the 2016-17 edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on February 25, 2017, against Vidarbha. In the following Ranji Trophy season, Gill made his first-class debut for Punjab on November 17, 2017. In just his second first-class game, Gill scored his maiden century. In the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season, the right-hander compiled his maiden double century in first-class cricket against the mighty Tamil Nadu. He scored a spectacular 268 to announce himself in style. In just 15 innings, Gill notched up 1000 runs in first-class cricket. He also finished as the highest run-scorer for Punjab in the 2018-2019 Ranji Trophy with 728 runs in five games.</p>
<p>Gill stamped his authority during the Under-19 World Cup in 2018 as he was the leading run-getter for India iin the tournament, scoring 372 runs. He was also named Player of the Tournament and many experts who watched him play touted him as a future star.</p>
<h4>International Debut:</h4>
<p>Shubman Gill was picked in India’s squad for the limited-overs leg for their series against New Zealand in January 2019. On January 31, 2019, the youngster received his maiden international cap as he was picked in the playing XI for the fourth ODI. He didn’t have a memorable start though. Batting at No. 3, Gill could only manage nine runs in 21 balls as he was dismissed by the experienced Trent Boult. During his short stay at the crease, the batter flicked Matt Henry for a stylish boundary.</p>
<p>From there, Gill has become a household name in Indian cricket, making a serious impression in all three formats, especially in ODIs. He has already scored 1311 runs in just 24 ODIs at an average of 65.55 and a strike rate of 107.11. The 23-year-old has five fifties, four hundreds, and one of his hundreds is a double ton.</p>
<h4><br>Stellar IPL 2023</h4>
<p>Shubman Gill came into the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on the back of a maiden T20I hundred against New Zealand at the <strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/narendra-modi-stadium" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad</a></strong>. The opening batter for Gujarat Titans (GT) continued the rich vein of form in the cash-rich league as he amassed 890 runs in 17 matches to win the Orange cap. During the campaign, Gill slammed three centuries. Thanks to his consistent performances, GT reached the finals for the second consecutive year. The elegant batter has now played in three consecutive IPL finals, winning in 2022 with GT.</p>
<h3>Shubman Gill’s Personal Life:</h3>
<p>Shubman Gill is one of the most stylish cricketers in world cricket. He has created a huge fan following at a young age. The Punjab batter loves traveling to places and exploring different cultures. He is quite close to his family and posts pictures with them on social media every now and then. The elegant cricketer has been linked to a few popular women in recent times. Two of them are <strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-players/sachin-tendulkar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sachin Tendulkar’s</a></strong> daughter Sara Tendulkar and Bollywood star Sara Ali Khan. However, all these are still just rumours with no official confirmation</p>

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<h3>Introduction</h3>
<p>India cricket supporters have witnessed many great players, but few greater than Virat Kohli, who has reigned supreme in the cricket world with his incredible batting talent. Born on November 5, 1988, in Delhi to Prem Kohli, a criminal lawyer, and Saroj Kohli, a housewife, Kohli joined West Delhi Cricket Academy in 1998 and got trained under his coach Rajkumar Sharma.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Career Information</h3>
<p><strong>Test Debut:</strong> West Indies vs India at Kingston, June 20-23, 2011</p>
<p><strong>ODI Debut:</strong> Sri Lanka vs India at Dambulla, August 18, 2008</p>
<p><strong>T20I Debut: </strong>Zimbabwe vs India at Harare, June 12, 2010</p>
<p><strong>IPL Debut:</strong> Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, April 18, 2008</p>
<p>In 2006, Kohli made his List A debut for Delhi against Services at the age of 17. In November 2006, at 18, he made his maiden appearance in first-class cricket for his state. However, in 2008, he grabbed eyeballs as he led the India Under-19 team from the front to a title triumph in the <strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cwc-cricket-world-cup" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Cup</a>.</strong></p>
<h3>International Debut:</h3>
<p>Following his impressive show for the junior side in the Under-19 World Cup, Kohli got selected in the ODI team for the Sri Lanka tour in 2008. On August 18, 2008, 19-year-old Kohli made his international debut in the first ODI against Sri Lanka and opened the innings with Gautam Gambhir. He was dismissed on 12 runs in his maiden international game.</p>
<h3>Earning a spot in the national squad:</h3>
<p>In 2010, the Indian team management backed Kohli despite his struggle with the bat in the back-to-back series. However, in the three-match ODI series against Australia at home, he notched up a century and earned the Player of the Match award in the second match in Visakhapatnam. During the home ODI series against New Zealand, Kohli hit a crucial match-winning century in the first game in Guwahati.</p>
<p>Appearing in the 2011 World Cup final against Sri Lanka in Mumbai, Kohli’s crucial 83-run stand with Gautam Gambhir helped India in a memorable triumph. In June 2011, Kohli received a Test cap as he made his first appearance in the longest format of the game in the first match against the West Indies in Kingston.</p>
<p>In December 2011, he went to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and emerged as the leading run-scorer for India. Playing the final game at the Adelaide Oval, he also scored his maiden century against the Aussies. In 2012, Kohli won the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year award after becoming the top scorer in 2011.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Captaincy Career:</h3>
<p>In the absence of the regular skipper <strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-players/ms-dhoni" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MS Dhoni</a></strong>, due to an injury, Kohli captained the side in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2014-15. On the bouncy track of Adelaide Oval, he exuded confidence as a batter with his twin centuries (115 and 141)..&nbsp;</p>
<p>In the second innings, Kohli’s elegant innings gave the Aussies a headache as the visitors looked set to chase 364 with ease before a dramatic batting collapse. India lost the distinguished four-match Test competition by a 2-0 margin but for Kohli, it was a perfect series as he became the leading run-scorer for India, scoring 692 runs with four centuries and a half-century in eight innings.&nbsp;</p>
<p>After MS Dhoni’s retirement from Test cricket in December 2014, Kohli got the reins of the Test captaincy. From 2015-17, the Indian Test team looked in magnificent form under him. Thrashing the quality teams such as South Africa, New Zealand, England, and Australia, India became a dominant side at home.</p>
<p>After leading India for 10 years in white-ball cricket, MS Dhoni stepped down as a skipper. Filling the shoes of the veteran, Kohli took the mantle of captaincy with the three-match ODI series against England at home. Leading the ODI team for the first time as a full-time skipper, he secured a 2-1 win against the visitors.&nbsp;</p>
<p>As an ODI captain, Kohli faced one of the major blows in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 as India got hammered by the arch-rivals Pakistan in the final. However, after the infamous defeat, he created history with his captaincy skills as the Indian team achieved immense success not only at home but also overseas. In February 2018, Kohli and his men pummelled the Proteas by a 5-1 margin and tasted their maiden ODI series win in South Africa.</p>
<p>In 2018-19, India achieved success in winning a Test series in Australia for the first time. After more than two years of the spectacular journey under the veteran’s leadership, India played some brilliant cricket in the 2019 World Cup as well. However, New Zealand handed an 18-run defeat to the Men in Blue in the semi-final and shattered their dream of lifting the trophy.</p>
<p>During his captaincy stint, Kohli came under fierce criticism for not winning any major trophies for the nation. In 2021, the ICC Test Championship final loss and the embarrassing <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20-world-cup" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>T20 World Cup</strong></a> campaign made the matter worse. After the T20 World Cup 2021, he relinquished the shortest format’s captaincy. In January 2022, Kohli stepped down as India’s captain from ODI and Tests as well.</p>
<h3>IPL Career:</h3>
<p>In 2008, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) roped in Virat Kohli for INR 12 lakh at the auction. &nbsp;Since the maiden season of the tournament, he has been a vital cog in the team due to his incredible batting potential. After serving the franchise efficiently for five seasons, he got the captaincy mantle in 2013. In 2016, Kohli had the best <strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL</a></strong> season as he looked effective with the bat, becoming the highest run-scorer in the competition with a record 973 runs in the season, including four centuries.. However, with captaincy, he couldn’t help the team to win their maiden title losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the final. In 2021, he left the captaincy after leading the franchise for nine seasons.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Virat Kohli Personal Life:</h3>
<p>In 2013, Virat Kohli started dating Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma. His relationship with the diva got a lot of media attention. On December 11, 2017, both got married in a private ceremony in Florence, Italy. After more than three years of marriage, the couple became parents as they welcomed a daughter, Vamika, in Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital.</p>

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