Hyderabad, Nov. 4 -- In 2023, Hyderabad saw what Shubman Gill could do with a bat. At just 23, he scored 208 against New Zealand and became the youngest man to hit a double century in a one-day international. A few months later, audiences heard him in a very different role. He was the voice of India's own Spider-Man in the Hindi and Punjabi versions of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

Those two moments help explain what stands out about Gill's latest milestone. The Indian batter ranks 13th in SportsPro's 2026 list of the world's most marketable athletes. He is the only cricketer in the top 15, one place ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo.

What does it take to make the cut?

Consider the innings that put Gill in the record books. He scored 2...