Latest Cricket News: Team India’s campaign in the high-profile World Cup 2023 will formally commence today (September 30) with a warm-up fixture against England. Rohit Sharma-led India are set to take on defending champions England in a much-anticipated practice game, today in Guwahati. The India-England Guwahati affair promises to provide a fitting beginning to both the teams’ World Cup mission.

India, the hosts of the World Cup 2023, have played highly impressive cricket over the last couple of months. Ahead of the home World Cup, the Men In Blue clinched the marquee Asia Cup 2023 title and registered a 2-1 series win in the recently concluded ODI series against Australia. As things stand, the home side appears to be among the top title contenders in the upcoming showpiece ICC event.

Latest Cricket News: Shubman Gill 83 Runs Away From A Special ODI Feat

Meanwhile, ace India opener Shubman Gill is drawing closer to the elite record of fastest 2000 runs in One-Day Internationals. In his 35 ODI appearances, Gill has hammered a whopping 1917 runs with an impressive average of 66.1 The Punjab opening batter now needs just 83 runs in the approaching 5 innings to surpass South Africa’s Hashim Amla (40 innings), becoming the fastest batter to 2000 ODI runs. 

Here’s what Shubman Gill said after his recent century against Australia in Indore: 

“It feels good. Satisfied as a team, we have the momentum at the right time (before the World Cup 2023). I think the six against Cameron Green down the ground, it was really special for me.”

As things stand, veteran Pakistan batters Babar Azam and Zahir Abbas are right behind Hashim Amla in the exact marquee record list. Both the Pakistanis took 45 innings to reach the 2000-run mark in One-Day Internationals. Moreover, considering the recent sublime form of Shubman Gill, he is bound to breach the record comprehensively well before his next 5 innings.