New Delhi, May 21 -- Shubman Gill etched his name into T20 cricket history on Thursday (May 21) as he became the third fastest Indian batter to reach 6,000 runs in the shortest format. The Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper achieved the feat during the high-stakes IPL 2026 clash against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

Coming into the match, Gill needed just 36 runs to hit the 6,000-run mark in T20s. He wasted no time. Batting on 35 off 18 balls, the stylish opener stepped out and hammered Noor Ahmad for a massive six on the very first ball of the seventh over. That boundary not only took him to the milestone but also pushed his career T20 sixes tally to 200.

Shubman Gill reached the landmark in just 185 innings, making ...