On a balmy Sunday evening at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium, Gill stroked a match-defining 56 runs off 40 deliveries, his 25th run triggering celebrations as he ticked over into 4000-run territory in his 118th innings. This feat not only eclipsed Kohli’s mark from age 27 but positioned Gill as India’s second-quickest to the milestone, trailing only KL Rahul.

Globally, just Gayle, Warner, and Buttler outpaced him in innings count. Gill’s stats paint a picture of sustained dominance: 4031 runs in 121 games at 139 strike rate, with a bounty of 27 fifties and four hundreds since debuting for KKR in 2018.

The game-changer was his GT switch in 2022, where in 63 outings he piled 2580+ runs, averaging 46 with a 150 strike rate—outscoring every rival batter in the league since. Leading the 2022 winners, Gill hit franchise records like being first to 2500 GT runs this season. His blend of technique, temperament, and timing signals the dawn of a new IPL batting era under his command.