IPL 2023: Ravi Shastri backs Shubman Gill to break Virat Kohli's record

Former Indian cricketer Ravi Shastri feels that Indian youngster Shubman Gill can break Virat Kohli's record of the most number of runs in a single IPL season.

Virat Kohli achieved the feat back in 2016 when he scored 973 runs, scoring at an average of 81.08 with a strike rate of over 152.

"He (Gill) has to be an opening batsman, because only then will he get many opportunities to score runs. I feel it is Subhman Gill because he is in good form and also because he plays top of the order. So he will get a good number of opportunities to score runs. The pitches are good, so if he can score 80-100 runs consecutively in two or three innings, then at that point of time only he will already have 300-400 runs." Shastri said while speaking to Star Sports.

Gill, who plays for Gujarat Titans recently completed 2000 runs in the Indian Premier League and has lots of years ahead of him to try and accomplish the feat.

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