Which Indian captains have scored 150 or more runs in an ODI innings? Shubman Gill joins exclusive club
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- Shubman Gill entered an elite group of Indian captains with massive ODI centuries.
- The skipper overcame severe physical exhaustion and heat to defeat Afghanistan in Lucknow.
- India have already won the three-match series, by winning the first two.
Shubman Gill joins elite 150-plus runs club
Several legendary Indian cricket captains have breached the 150-run milestone in One Day Internationals, and Shubman Gill has now cemented his place within this illustrious cohort.
The elegant top-order batsman orchestrated a magnificent century against Afghanistan and steered his nation to a resounding 170-run triumph. The win sealed a commanding 2-0 advantage in the three-match bilateral contest.
Yet, this particular masterclass at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow demanded immense grit, as the 26-year-old leader bravely battled excruciating bodily cramps under the scorching Lucknow sun to anchor the team.
He spent nearly forty overs out in the middle under punishing weather; his physical endurance was pushed to its absolute limits. Even as his muscles locked up during the backend of the innings, the young captain refused to slow down and ultimately fell for an extraordinary 154 runs from just 110 deliveries.
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LIST: Indian captains to score 150+ runs in ODIs
The historic achievement puts Gill in the company of true icons of Indian cricket like Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, who have delivered massive performances while leading the nation.
RunsPlayerOpposition219Virender SehwagWest Indies208*Rohit SharmaSri Lanka186*Sachin TendulkarNew Zealand175*Kapil DevZimbabwe160*Virat KohliSouth Africa157*Virat KohliWest Indies154Shubman GillAfghanistan153*Mohammad AzharuddinZimbabweTop 10: Most runs in an innings by a captain in ODIs
RankPlayerRunsBallsStrike RateTeamOppositionGround1Virender Sehwag219149146.97IndiaWest IndiesIndore2Rohit Sharma208*153135.94IndiaSri LankaMohali3Sanath Jayasuriya189161117.39Sri LankaIndiaSharjah4Sachin Tendulkar186*150124.00IndiaNew ZealandHyderabad (Deccan)5Viv Richards181125144.80West IndiesSri LankaKarachi6Kapil Dev175*138126.81IndiaZimbabweTunbridge Wells7Sean Williams174101172.27ZimbabweUSAHarare8Glenn Turner171*20185.07New ZealandEast AfricaBirmingham9Ricky Ponting164105156.19AustraliaSouth AfricaJohannesburg10Steve Smith164157104.45AustraliaNew ZealandSydneyFor all the latest cricket news, opinion and commentary and to share your voice head to our Facebook, Instagram and X (Twitter) pages.