4 reasons why Shubman Gill is better than Virat Kohli was at the age of 19

Virat Kohli himself stated in an interview that he was not even 10 percent the player that Shubman Gill is at 19 years of age
Virat Kohli himself stated in an interview that he was not even 10 percent the player that Shubman Gill is at 19 years of age

#2 Shubman Gill's performances in his first 2 Ranji Trophy seasons

Virat Kohli could not perform well in his first Ranji season
Virat Kohli could not perform well in his first Ranji season

If one may argue that the T20 format was not that popular amongst the players during Virat Kohli's time, then let us compare the statistics of Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill's first 2 Ranji Trophy seasons. Ranji Trophy is considered as the elite domestic league of the country and so, a proper conclusion can be drawn from here.

Kohli had scored 630 runs for Delhi in the 11 Ranji Trophy matches he played for his state in his first 2 seasons. The current Indian captain had a poor outing in the first season but his performances in the 2nd season, where he played an innings of 169 runs sealed his place as the top young player of India.

Shubman Gill, playing for Punjab aggregated 973 runs in just the 7 matches he played in his first 2 seasons. Need I say more....

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