Maybe the time is not yet right to say this out loud but Shubman Gill has already started showing signs of being one of the finest that Indian cricket has to offer and if one is being too audacious, then we may also say that he can very well be the successor to Virat Kohli and turn out to be a better batter than one of the strongest names in the antiquity of Indian cricket.
There are obvious reasons why we say that Virat Kohli can be replaced by Shubman Gill and he can actually be a better and finer version of the King. Once again, these are just perspectives and also considering the time lapse in motion. Here are three reasons why Shubman Gill will be a better batter than Virat Kohli in the future.
1) Plays spin without breaking a sweat
Virat Kohli probably is one of the finest that the world has to offer and yet his vulnerability against spin is palpable. This is exactly what makes his latest stint in international cricket questionable. However, Gill is an exact embodiment of the Indian mindset where anyone with the bat in his hand is an excellent player of spin.
2) A great reader of the trajectory of the ball
Virat has a bit of hesitation going up against the left-arm seamers and he can create all sorts of chaos if the ball is nipping in close. However, Shubman has his own set of drives that will only be sharpening with time. If he can keep himself fit right until the very end then the magic won’t be far away from blooming like a flower.
3) Calm of head and ice-cool mentality
Kohli is an expressive cricketer and at times tend to lose his head. Shubman Gill, however, believes in turning the tide around in clinical fashion as he is extremely calm and most importantly believes that his bat should be doing the talking. He has never shown that aggression in his expressions except when he scored that double-hundred in ODIs. Sachin had a similar mindset and we may simply seeing another rising star.
