Brian Lara, a West Indian superstar, chose Indian star Shubman Gill to shatter his world records of 501* and 400*.
The only cricket player to hit a quadruple century in a match against England in 2004 is still Brian Lara. His 400* is the greatest Test score ever in international cricket history.
He also has the best first-class individual score of 501* in a County Championship match for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994.
In an interview with Anandabazar Patrika, Brian Lara named Shubman Gill the finest batter of his generation and predicted that the 24-year-old will set multiple records during his career.
“Shubman Gill can break both my records. Gill is the most talented batter in this new generation. He will rule cricket in the coming years. I believe he will go on to break many big records. He (Gill) can do it (break my records).”
Brian Lara
Brian Lara believes that with the number of T20 Leagues increasing, most batting records will be beaten in the future.
“If Gill plays County cricket then he can break my 501*. In Test cricket, he can surely go past 400. Cricket has changed a lot, especially batting. Batters play t20 leagues across the globe. IPL has changed everything. The scoring rate has gone up. So you will keep seeing big scores. Shubman will score big, mark my words.”
Brian Lara
Shubman Gill has a penchant for big scores in white-ball cricket, as seen by his double century and century in ODIs and T20Is, but he has struggled in red-ball cricket. In 18 Tests, the 24-year-old averages merely 32.20.
“He will win many ICC tournaments in the future” – Brian Lara on Shubman Gill
After missing out on the recently ended 2023 ODI World Cup, Brian Lara feels Shubman Gill would win several ICC events in the future.
In his debut World Cup appearance, the elegant batter failed to score a century, as he had done all year. Despite this, Gill managed 354 runs in nine games at an average of 44.25 with four half-centuries during India’s final run.
“Gill didn’t score a century (in the World Cup) but look a the knocks he has already played. He has centuries in all formats, has smashed a double hundred in ODIs and has also played many match-winnings in the IPL. I’m sure he will many ICC tournaments in the future.”
Brian Lara
Shubman Gill became the fastest to 2,000 ODI runs in 38 innings during India’s World Cup match against New Zealand in Dharamsala.
The teenager has a fantastic overall ODI record, with an average of 61.37 and a strike rate of more than 103 in 44 games, including six hundreds.
