Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s next target (Photo: MB Media/Getty Images)
Vaibhav Suryavanshi- Shubman Gill: Vaibhav Suryavanshi has broken Virat Kohli’s record in his second match of the Under-19 World Cup 2026 and now there are chances that Shubman Gill’s record is also not safe. Meaning, just like Suryavanshi has overcome Virat’s record, similarly he will be seen surpassing Gill too. Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill were currently busy playing in the ODI series against New Zealand. Under the captaincy of Gill, India had to face defeat by 1-2 in the 3-match ODI series played against New Zealand.
Virat’s record broken, now Gill’s turn
The record of Virat Kohli which has been destroyed by Vaibhav Suryavanshi and the record of Shubman Gill which he is on the verge of breaking, both of them are linked to his performance in Under 19 ODI. Vaibhav Suryavanshi has come very close to breaking the number of runs scored by both of them in their Under 19 ODI career. He even broke Virat Kohli in the last match and now next is Shubman Gill.
This is how Vaibhav got ahead of Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli had scored 978 runs with 1 century and 6 half-centuries in 28 matches played in Under-19 ODI. Vaibhav Suryavanshi broke this record of his runs when he scored 72 runs against Bangladesh in the current Under-19 ODI World Cup. Vaibhav Suryavanshi currently has 1047 runs in 20 matches with 3 centuries.
What will Vaibhav Suryavanshi have to do to leave Gill behind?
Now the question is, how many runs does he need to overtake Shubman Gill? Shubhman Gill has scored 1149 runs in 15 innings of 16 matches played in Under-19 ODI, which includes 5 centuries. Meaning, Gill is still ahead by 102 runs and this distance is not so much that Vaibhav Suryavanshi cannot leave him behind. It is possible that Vaibhav may overtake Gill by scoring a century in the next match against New Zealand Under-19 team or after the end of the group stage.