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1st ODI: Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill centuries power India to eight-wicket win over West Indies
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Indian cricketer (born 1999)
Shubman Gill is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the India national team. Gill captains India in Tests and ODIs, the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League and Punjab when he plays first-class cricket. He has also captained India in T20I. A right-handed batsman, Gill represents Punjab in domestic cricket.
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Virat Kohli is an Indian international cricketer and former all-format captain of the Indian national cricket team. He is a right-handed batter and an occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler. Considered one of the greatest batters in cricket, he has been acclaimed for his batting skills and records. Kohli has the most centuries in ODIs and the second-most centuries in international cricket with 86 tons across all formats. He is also the leading run-scorer in the Indian Premier League.
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The West Indies are an island subregion of the Americas, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies in three archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago.
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Virat Kohli has dismissed the rumours circulating on social media about unrest within the Indian dressing room, insisting that the atmosphere under captain Shubman Gill remains “warm and healthy”.
Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill helped India smash the West Indies by eight wickets in the first match to take a 1-0 lead on Sunday. Kohli completed his 15,000 ODI runs, remaining unbeated on 139 off only 88 balls whilst Gill scoreed 110 off 108 balls, combining for a total of 151 runs. India scored 300/2 in 41.4 overs…
Kohli, who brought up his 15000 ODI runs in the match, and Gill brought up a 151-run partnership as the West Indies bowling attack could not contain them.