Rohan Gavaskar, the former India cricketer, predicted that Shubman Gill will soon play for India across all formats. Gill’s sublime batting since his U19 days has won the admiration of many people all across the world.
He was the player of the tournament in the 2018 U19 World Cup for his exceptional display with the bat.
Subsequently, he got a contract to play for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL 2019, wherein he smashed 203 runs in 13 games at a strike rate of over 145. Later, he made his ODI debut in the same year.
In the 2020–21 Border–Gavaskar Trophy, he made his Test debut. Playing in Australian conditions against some of the finest bowlers in the world, he aggregated 259 runs in 3 Tests at an astonishing 51.80 apiece, including the match-defining 91–run knock at Gabba which was key in breaching the ‘Fortress’.
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Then in the ODIs against Zimbabwe last month at Harare Sports Club, Gill struck his maiden ODI century, impressing one and all, but is yet to represent India in T20Is.
“It was Amol Mazumdar who first mentioned Shubman Gill to me before he had even broken through because Amol has seen him at the NCA, he was going and coaching at the NCA and he came to me and said ‘Rohan, I’ve seen an absolute superstar! He’s someone who is definitely going to play for India. I have no doubt about it’,” Gavaskar was quoted as saying on SPORTS18’s daily sports news show ‘SPORTS OVER THE TOP’.
The 23-year-old will play for the national side in all formats, according to the former cricketer, who added that the youngster deserves to be given consistent chances at the international level.
“He’s one of those who will be an all-format player. He’s showing that. He is more than capable of holding his own in white ball cricket. In red-ball cricket, his numbers are just astounding. Again, he is someone, when I say nurtured, I mean he needs to be given the right opportunities because he has shown that he has got the ability and there is no doubt about that,” he added.
Shubman is likely to feature in 3-match ODI series against South Africa which is slated to get underway on October 06 in Lucknow.
