The world cricket community took to social media on Friday to celebrate Indian batsman Shubman Gill’s century for Gujarat Titans (GT) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) Qualifier 2 match against Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. . In-form opener Shubman Gill’s third century of the season and his century with Sai Sudarshan helped Gujarat Titans to a mammoth 233/3 in their Indian Premier League (IPL) Qualifier 2 match against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Ahmedabad on Friday. .In this match, Gill scored his third century of the ongoing IPL season. He scored 129 runs in just 60 balls. His innings consisted of seven fours and 10 sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 215.00. Star India batsman Virat Kohli, who has been compared to Gill by cricket fans for his consistency at a young age and his magnificent strokeplay, noted Gill’s ton and posted a story acknowledging it. He used a star emoji to express his admiration for Gill’s game. India’s 2011 World Cup-winning all-rounder Yuvraj Singh also expressed his admiration for Gill, calling him “the new prince of Indian cricket”. Indian cricket!! @ShubmanGill GTvsmi #IPL2O23,” Yuvraj tweeted. Another great innings from the new prince of Indian cricket !! @ShubmanGill GTvsmi #IPL2O23— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) May 26, 2023 Rishabh Pant, who is in IPL 2023 after being injured in a car accident last year missed out, he too enjoyed Gill’s knock. .Former middle-order batsman Suresh Raina also tweeted, “Another brilliant century by the young maestro @shubmangil! The future of Indian cricket is looking bright. Keep rockin’, champ! #MIvGT #IPL2023.” Another brilliant century by the young maestro @Shubmangil ! The future of Indian cricket is bright. Keep rockin’, champ! #MIvGT #IPL2023— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) May 26, 2023 South African batting legend AB D Villiers also expressed his appreciation for Gill’s innings and the Punjab batsmen were left speechless.”Shubhaman Gill! wow I really don’t. There are words,” de Villiers tweeted. “His ability to recognize and quicken moments, along with consistency, puts him in a class of his own. Also keep in mind, most of his games have taken place in Ahmedabad, one of the bigger grounds around. Shubman played well,” de Villiers added in another tweet. His ability to recognize moments and accelerate with consistency puts him in a class of his own. Also keep in mind, most of his games have been in Ahmedabad, one of the bigger grounds around. Good. Well played Shubman— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) May 26, 2023 Former England captain Michael Vaughan also praised Gill for his century, “@ShubmanGil loves to watch the bat.. Like all top-class players he makes it look so easy.” .. it is. The next big thing in Indian cricket .. #IPL2023 #Sachin #Virat.” @ShubmanGill loves to watch the bat .. like all top class players he makes it look so easy .. He is the next big thing in Indian cricket .. #IPL2023 # Sachin #Virat — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 26, 2023 Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag also praised Gill for his innings and his “amazing consistency and hunger”. Consistency and hunger, the kind of thing that big players do, is the purple patch. #stops Shubhamangil,” Sehwag tweeted. What a player. 3rd century in 4 matches and some amazing shots. Amazing consistency and hunger, the kind of work that big players do, cashed in on the purple patch #ShubhmanGill pic.twitter.com/nUjXoLRKaA — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 26, 2023 Gill is currently wearing the orange cap in IPL20. He scored 851 runs in 16 matches at an average of 60.78 with three centuries and four fifties. His best score is 129. His runs have come at a strike rate of 156.43. Coming into the match, Gill, Sai Sudarshan (43) and skipper Hardik Pandya (28*) helped GT to bat at 233/3 through the first MI. Piyush Chawla and Akash Madhwal got one wicket each. Issues mentioned in this article
