Shubman Gill has gone on to become one of the best young batter in world cricket currently. The prolific young batter rose to prominence with his century against Pakistan in the 2018 U-19 World Cup semifinal in 2018 against Pakistan. India also went on to win the World Cup in that tournament. From then onwards, Gill has taken big strides in international cricket. He exudes class on the cricket field and has broken quite a number of records in his early career so far in cricket. Shubman Gill possesses immense talent and has had quite a start in his career especially in limited overs. Fans and analysts believe that he will be next poster boy of Indian Cricket after Virat Kohli and hence affectionately call him the ‘Prince’ of cricket.
However, he has not impressed so much in T20 cricket and test cricket as he has in ODI cricket. His T20 stats have not been that great as he did not have any consistent scores with the bat and has also faced issues with his strike rate. Ahead of the IPL 2024, Gujarat Titans appointed him as the captain of the team after Hardik Pandya moved to Mumbai Indians.
Shubman Gill did not have the good start with the bat in the start of IPL 2024. However, he was back to his best against Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad when he smashed 89 runs off 48 balls with a strike rate of 185.42 and led Gujarat Titans to a score of 199 in their 20 overs. He also amassed 3000 runs in IPL and became the second fastest Indian to do so.
Fans Compare Shubman Gill To Virat Kohli In T20 Cricket
The way he built his innings and accelerated in the end to lead his team to a big total was similar to the likes of Virat Kohli and the way he plays T20 cricket. Fans and experts noticed this and compared his playing style to that of Virat Kohli
