Watch: Shubman Gill’s ‘romantic’ date with social media influencer Niharika NM goes viral before WTC final

Team India and Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill has been the center of attraction for the last few months. Gill became the youngest winner of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Orange Cap after scoring 890 runs in IPL 2023.

Gill’s love-life off the field has always been a topic of discussion. The GT opener was rumored to be dating Sara Tendulkar, daughter of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Gill was also seen dating Bollywood star Sara Ali Khan, but the two recently unfollowed each other on social media.

The Punjab batsman has lent his voice to the Indian version of ‘Spiderman: Across Spider-Verse’. On the sidelines of the promotions of ‘Spiderman’, Gill went on a ‘romantic’ date with social media influencer Niharika NM. Niharika released the video of the same on her official YouTube channel and titled it ‘Acquired First Date ft Shubman Gill’.

In the clip, Gill and Niharika are seen flirting with each other. However, the date later goes horribly wrong and turns funny.

Watch Shubman Gill’s date with Niharika NM here…

Don’t know if it was a date or a magic show. ,
Catch @Shubman Gill as Desi Spider-Man in the film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.#Spider Man #SpiderVerse #shubhmangil pic.twitter.com/3mGt5BBwkP— Niharika Nm (@JustNiharikaNm) June 4, 2023

Gill is currently in London ahead of the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia, which starts on Wednesday at The Oval in London. He was in fine form for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023, scoring three hundreds to become the tournament’s most prolific batsman, scoring 890 runs at an average of 60.

“That gives you a bit of confidence (from the IPL), but I think it’s a completely different scenario and a completely different game,” Gill told the ICC.

“But that’s the fun about it. Last week we were playing something different in a different environment and that’s the challenge and that’s what’s exciting about Test cricket.

Gill was part of the Indian team that lost the inaugural World Test Championship final to New Zealand in Southampton in 2021 by eight wickets, with the stylish right-hander scoring 28 and eight. The 23-year-old Gill said that his team has learned a lot from the disappointing defeat against the Kiwis.

He said, ‘We are talking about some of the things that we have learned as a team and especially as a batting group in that match.’ “Hopefully we will be able to correct the mistakes we made last time.”

Senior batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who has already acclimatised to England conditions with another spell with Sussex in the second division of the County Championship, believes India are well prepared for the competition. Pujara said, ‘We have prepared very well so hopefully this time we will cross the border.’

Most of the players have played enough cricket here and some of them have also played county cricket.

Pujara scored three centuries during his tenure, accumulating 545 runs in eight innings. Pujara said, “You need that experience… We know each other’s strengths and we have played a lot of cricket against Australia as well, so we know what to expect from the opposition.”