Sports · 4 October 2026

Shubman Gill matches MS Dhoni's mark of seven ODI Player of the Series awards for India

Exam-focused facts from the 4 October 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Shubman Gill equalled MS Dhoni's tally of seven Player of the Series awards in ODI cricket after India's three-match series against the West Indies.
  • Gill scored a century in the opening ODI and an unbeaten 233 in the second, both while chasing, helping India win the series 2-1 despite losing the third ODI by five wickets.
  • Gill also matches Yuvraj Singh and Sourav Ganguly, while Virat Kohli has 11 Player of the Series awards and Sachin Tendulkar leads the list with 15.
  • All seven of Gill's Player of the Series awards have come since 2022, and no other Indian player has won more than three in the same period.
  • In the third ODI, Shai Hope's unbeaten 162 powered the West Indies to 352 for five, their highest successful ODI chase, after India posted 351 for seven on the back of KL Rahul's unbeaten 129 and Rohit Sharma's 92.