Kolkata, May 17 -- Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper Shubman Gill joined legends like David Warner, Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar in an elite list of batters with multiple 500-run Indian Premier League (IPL) seasons as a captain.

Gill achieved this feat during his side's match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), his former franchise, at Eden Gardens, scoring a fiery 85 in 49 balls, with five fours and seven sixes at a strike rate of 173.47.

Now this season, in 12 matches, he has made 552 runs at an average of 46.00 and a strike rate of 160.46, with five fifties in 12 innings. He is the second-highest run-getter, just three runs away from his opening partner Sai Sudharsan (554 runs, including a century and six fifties in 12 innings).

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