‘Go on and lead the next generation…’, Virat Kohli reacts to Shubman Gill’s century for Gujarat Titans

Gujarat Titans batsman Shubman Gill was lauded by the entire cricket fraternity for his exceptional batting knock of 101 runs in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday, while former India skipper Virat Kohli lauded the young batsman’s performance. Virat took to his Instagram on Tuesday and shared a story lauding Shubman’s knock in the Indian Premier League at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Virat wrote in an Instagram story, “There is possibility and then there is Gill. Go ahead and lead the next generation. God bless you.”

Many fans are comparing Shubman with Virat Kohli as they see him as the person who can take Virat’s legacy forward. He has been consistent as a batsman and has a class in his batting. The talented batsman has achieved a feat by becoming the only cricketer in history to score a century in Test, ODI, T20I and Indian Premier League in a calendar year.

Virat Kohli’s Instagram story for Shubman Gill. pic.twitter.com/2HGr093NCx– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 16, 2023

In the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Shubman scored a remarkable record in his career by smashing 101 off 58 balls at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday. Shubman started his year by adding himself to the prestigious list of a select few players to have scored a double century in ODIs. Against New Zealand, he scored 208 off 149 balls at Hyderabad.

Playing at his favorite ground, Shubman scored his maiden T20I century against New Zealand in Ahmedabad. He scored 126* off 99 balls at a strike rate of 200. The Gujarat batsman had also scored his century in the Test format at the same ground earlier this year against Australia. He scored 128 runs in that match. In the ongoing IPL, he has scored 576 runs at an average of 48.00 and a strike rate of 146.19. He has scored four centuries and one century in 13 matches.