Shubman Gill is one of the most prolific names when it comes to budding cricketers. While most of the kids of his age have hardly crossed the college fence, this youngster from Punjab is blazing guns and is taking on the bowlers like a pro. Born on September 8, 1999, the Kolkata Knight Riders batsman had risen to prominence during the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. His innings against Pakistan is during the tournament could be touted as the best of his career. He played a match-winning knock of 102 runs and bagged praises from cricketing stalwarts like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman. On his birthday, we bring you seven unknown facts about the upcoming cricketer. MSK Prasad Selects Manish Pandey Over Shubman Gill for India vs West Indies 2019; Netizens Slam Chief Selector for The Decision (Read Tweets).

As the budding cricketer turns a year older, we wish him a very Happy Birthday. We hope that he scales greater heights and continues to take on the toughest opponents like a boss.