Shubman Gill has been the talk of the town since his debut in the Indian Cricket Team. Many cricket experts and former players believe Shubman Gill will be the new brand of the game after Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli in India. While the 23-year-old still has a long way to go in his cricket journey, he is already the next big player in India.
Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli have created unrealistic records in International Cricket. Now, a new coincidental statistics record beholds in the Indian Premier League 2023 for both the Batsmen. IPL 2023 has witnessed an incredible stats coincidence for Shubman and Virat.
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Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli IPL 2023 Stats
After their recent matches in the IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders and Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans, the players have identical stats after 8 playing in IPL 2023. With another great coincidence, both teams played their recent or 8th Match of the TATA IPL 2023 against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Having played 8 matches and 8 innings in the TATA IPL 2023, Shubman and Virat have scored the same runs with a similar strike rate on the same number of deliveries. Shubman and Virat have scored 333 runs after playing 8 innings in 8 matches for their teams Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore, respectively.
Shubman and Virat scored 333 runs with a strike rate of 142.31 after facing 234 deliveries in different games against different opponents. In an unreal coincidence, both the opening Batsmen have scored one golden duck each in IPL 2023. While Virat Kohli fell for his duck against Rajasthan Royals, Shubman Gill had his wicket for Lucknow Super Giants.
| RECORD BASIS | SHUBMAN GILL | VIRAT KOHLI |
| NUMBER OF MATCHES | 8 | 8 |
| NUMBER OF INNINGS | 8 | 8 |
| RUNS | 333 | 333 |
| BALLS FACED | 234 | 234 |
| STRIKE RATE | 142.30 | 142.30 |
| DUCKS | 1 | 1 |
| LAST OPPONENT | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata Knight Riders |
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Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli in IPL 2023
Virat and Shubman have many more close stats, which might get identical in the future, considering the great coincidences in the present. As a more experienced player, Virat Kohli has had a far higher average than Shubman Gill in IPL 2023.
While the former has an incredible average of 47.57, Shubman has an average of 41.63. Virat has the highest score of 82* in IPL 2023, while Shubman has registered 67 as his highest Score in IPL 2023. Virat has scored five half-centuries in IPL 2023, while Shubman has scored only three!