Throwback picture of Shubman Gill (L) and Virat Kohli
The website reports on Shubman Gill’s notable achievements in cricket during 2023, culminating in him receiving the Cricketer of the Year award at the BCCI Awards 2024. Gill, reflecting on the win, shared a throwback picture with Virat Kohli, expressing nostalgia and motivation gained from witnessing Kohli win the same award eight years prior. The article also highlights other awardees, including Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Jasprit Bumrah, who received the Polly Umrigar Award for Best International Cricketer in their respective years.
Shami’s exceptional performance in 2019-20 is detailed, citing his 77 wickets with an average of 19.81. Ashwin’s dominance in 2020–21 and his pursuit of 500 Test wickets are mentioned. Bumrah’s consistent excellence in 2021-22 is acknowledged, with 35 wickets in 15 appearances. The summary concludes by outlining Gill’s impressive batting statistics for the 2022–23 season, where he scored 1325 runs in 25 matches at an average of 53.00 and a strike rate of 94.23, including six centuries and two half-centuries.
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