Rahul Dravid has confirmed that KL Rahul will miss the first two games for India in the Asia Cup. Now Ishan Kishan has also become a choice for the opening slot as someone like Shubman Gill can bat at No.3. In this article we will see a head-to-head opening stats comparison of Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan.
Head-to-Head Opening Stats Comparison Of Shubman Gill And Ishan Kishan
- Matches – Shubman Gill played 23 ODI matches as an opener while Ishan Kishan played only 6 matches as an opener in ODIs.
- Innings – both Gill and Kishan batted in all the games they played as an opener in ODIs.
- Runs – Gill has been phenomenal as an opener for India in ODIs. In 2023 his numbers are sensational. Gill made 1258 runs as an opener in One Day Internationals. Ishan Kishan played 425 runs as an opener in ODIs.
- Highest score – both Gill and Kishan made double centuries as an opener in ODIs and both have the highest score of above 200 marks. Gill made 208 while Ishan made 210 against Bangladesh.
- Average – In terms of average Ishan Kishan is ahead of Shubman Gill. Gill’s average in ODIs as an opener is 66.21 whereas Ishan Kishan played significantly fewer matches and his average is 70.83.
- Centuries – Gill made 3 centuries from opening position and Ishan Kishan made only one which was his double century against Bangladesh.
- Half centuries – In half centuries Shubman Gill is ahead of Ishan Kishan as Gill scored 6 half-centuries while Ishan made only 3 half-centuries as an opener.