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Shubman Gill played a historic inning of 154 runs in the second ODI against Afghanistan. He has become the 7th captain of India, who has scored 150 runs in ODIs. Let us tell you about the top-7 captains who have scored the most runs in this format for Team India, in which Gill’s name has also been included.
Captain who scored the most runs in ODI for India?
Virender Sehwag is not only the captain of India but also the captain with the highest run scorer in ODIs in the world. He played a historic inning of 219 runs against West Indies in Indore on December 8, 2011. He was the captain in that match. Apart from him, there is only Rohit Sharma, who has scored a double century as captain in ODI. Rohit played an inning of 208 runs against Sri Lanka in Mohali on December 13, 2017.
Indian captain who played the biggest innings as a captain in ODI (Top-7)
- 219 vs West Indies- Virender Sehwag
- 208 vs Sri Lanka- Rohit Sharma
- 186 vs New Zealand- Sachin Tendulkar
- 175 vs Zimbabwe- Kapil Dev
- 160 vs. Africa- Virat Kohli
- 157 vs West Indies- Virat Kohli
- 154 vs Afghanistan- Shubman Gill
Apart from these top-7, there is only Mohammad Azharuddin, who has scored 150 runs as captain for India in ODIs. He played an inning of 153 runs against Zimbabwe on 16 February 1998.
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Shubman Gill’s first century!
This is Shubman Gill’s first century as captain, he scored a century for the 9th time in ODI. Talking about the second match against Afghanistan, India batted first and scored 402 runs. However, when the 224-run partnership between Gill and Ishan Kishan was broken, it seemed that India would comfortably score more than 450. But the last 10 overs were in the name of Afghanistan. In this match, Nangelia Kharote took maximum 4 wickets for Afghanistan, Rashid Khan took 3 wickets.