On Friday, during IPL 2023, Shubman Gill swarmed the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The third IPL century of this talented young Gujarati opener's career was scored. Within four games, he scored all three centuries. Shubman scored 129 runs in 60 balls during the Qualifier-2 match against Mumbai with the help of seven fours and ten sixes. Following his innings, social media was flooded with comments. Many seasoned athletes, including Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, and Yuvraj Singh, have lavished admiration on Shubman. Veteran cricketers salute India's new "Prince."
Shubman and Indian cricket's "King" Kohli are being compared by some followers on social media since both players are displaying exceptional consistency and stroke play at such a young age. Shubman's photo was also posted by Kohli on his own Instagram account. in addition to the star emoji. Yuvraj Singh, an all-arounder for India who won the 2011 World Cup, also lauded Gill. "Another brilliant innings by the new prince of Indian cricket," Yuvraj tweeted.
Gill's innings were also admired by Rishabh Pant, who missed the IPL 2023 due to injuries sustained in a car accident the previous year. Pant captioned his Instagram story with the phrase "Class Baba." Suresh Raina, a former middle-order batsman for India, also tweeted. Another outstanding century by the rising star Shubman Gill, he wrote. The future of cricket in India looks promising. Awesome, Champ!
AB de Villiers, a legendary South African batsman, too praised Gill's performance and declared that it left him speechless. Shubman Gill, as tweeted by De Villiers! Wow. I am speechless. He is in a very high class because of his ability to recognise the important periods of the game and to produce sudden bursts of speed to score runs. Also take note that Ahmedabad, one of the largest grounds, has hosted the majority of their games. Shubman played well.
Michael Vaughan, a former England captain, lauded Gill's century as well and said, "Shubman Gill's batting is great to watch." In addition, Gill's innings and his "amazing consistency and hunger for runs" were commended by former Indian opener Virender Sehwag. Appreciated. What an athlete, Sehwag tweeted. Third century in four games, along with some outstanding shots. Big players display incredible consistency and hunger. Continue using the same format.
In IPL 2023, Shubman Gill is currently wearing the orange cap. In 16 games, he has amassed 851 runs at an average of 60.78, with three centuries and four fifty-plus scores. His highest rating is 129. His runs have been made with a 156.43 strike rate. Regarding the game, in addition to Gill, Sai Sudarshan (43) and the skipper Hardik Pandya (28*) both had strong innings. In 20 overs, Gujarat scored 233 runs for three wickets. The Mumbai team's reaction was limited to 171 runs in 18.2 overs. Tilak Verma scored 43 runs in 14 deliveries, and Suryakumar Yadav scored 61 runs in 38 balls.