Xtra Time Web Desk: Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill scripts history during the IPL 2024 match against Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on 10th April. Shubman, the newly appointed Titans captain, completed 3000 runs in the cash-rich league. He led his team from the front in the big 197-run chase against table-toppers Royals. He scored 72 runs off 44 balls, including 6 fours and 2 sixes.
The youngest captain of IPL 2024, Gill, continues to register his name in the record books as this time he surpassed his idol and international teammate Virat Kohli in a special tally. 24-year-old Shubman became the youngest batter to complete 3000 runs in IPL as he got the better of Kohli who held the record in his name for several years by reaching the mark at the age of 26 years 186 days.
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Youngest to reach 3000 IPL runs
24y 215 – Shubman Gill*
26y 186d – Virat Kohli
26y 320d – Sanju Samson
27y 161d – Suresh Raina
27y 343d – Rohit Sharma
Gill took 94 innings to reach the 3000-run mark in IPL, became the second quickest Indian after KL Rahul (80) to achieve it.
Fewest innings to 3000 IPL runs
75 – Chris Gayle
80 – KL Rahul
85 – Jos Buttler
94 – Shubman Gill*
94 – David Warner
94 – Faf du Plessis
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Gill commenced his IPL career with Kolkata Knight Riders, joined the Titans in 2022 and won the title in his very first season. Meanwhile, he grabbed the Orange Cap in 2023 but GT ended up as the runner-up. However, 2024 is his first season as captain of an IPL franchise.