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Sachin Tendulkar To Shubman Gill: India Batters With Most 50+ Scores At Age Of 24; In Pics

India batter Shubman Gill has joined an elite list of Indian batters who scored te most fifty-plus scores when they were just 24 years old. Gill constructed a beautiful but gritty innings in the second innings of the Ranchi Test against England to take India home as this was the first time in ten years that hosts chased down a 150-plus target at home. Take a look at six batters with most 50+ scores at the age of 24 for India.

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Updated:Feb 28, 2024, 08:45 AM IST

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Sachin Tendulkar

India's greatest ever batter Sachin Tendulkar sits atop with a total of 89 half-centuries when he was just 24 years old. This is an insane number and tells you why Tendulkar was special and went on to score more big records for himself as well as Team India. (Image: X/@icc)

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Virat Kohli

Rated as the next big thing in Indian cricket after Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli had smashed 57 50+ scores when he was just 24 years old. He continues to increase the number as he enters the last phase of his international career. (Image: X/@icc)

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Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh debuted for India at a young age and he started off ins style. By the time YUvraj was 24 years old, he had already hit 37 fifty-plus scores for India across formats. What a player Yuvi was. (Image: X/@icc)

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Suresh Raina

Quite a surprise at number4 that another middle-order left-handed batter is in the list in form of Suresh Raina, who had hit 33 fifty-plus scores at 24 years of age. Raina was a big match player and scored runs consistently for India. (Image: X)

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Ravi Shastri

Former India head coach and all-rounder Ravi Shastri had a sensation start to his India career and went on to play for a long time for India, winning some big tournaments like the 1983 World cup as well as 1985 World Championships. Shastri had 30 fifty-plus scores when he was just 24. (Image: X)

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Shubman Gill

India batter just equalled Ravi Shastri when he struck a gritty fifty in the 2nd innings of the fourth Test in Ranchi against England, which turned out to be a match-winning one. Gill, too, now have 30 fifty-plus scores at the age of 24 while playing for India. (Image: ANI)