Not Dhoni Or Virat Kohli! Shubman Gill Picks Sachin Tendulkar As His ‘Cricketing Idol Whereas Rising Up’ – WATCH

Star Indian opening batter Shubman Gill has snubbed the likes of MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli to as a substitute decide a former Indian batter who captained within the Nineteen Nineties as his idol whereas rising up. In keeping with him, legendary Sachin Tendulkar, who led the Males in Blue in 98 matches throughout codecs, was his idol whereas rising up.

Shubman Gill has been in red-hot type in 2023. The 24-year-old right-handed opening batter who’s taking part in within the ODI World Cup lately has scored 1334 runs in 24 ODIs performed to date this yr, which is essentially the most by any batter. The Punjab-based cricketer is the one Indian who has scored a century in all three codecs of the sport this yr. Within the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023, he missed the primary couple of matches on account of dengue fever however has performed within the final 4 matches and scored a half-century within the group’s fourth recreation in opposition to Bangladesh, which was performed in Pune on October 19.

Gill, who sits at No. 2 within the ODI rankings, is seen as the long run celebrity by many former greats and consultants of the sport, and he has actually lived as much as that hype by scoring mountains of runs this yr. Aside from his heroics in worldwide cricket, he completed as the highest scorer within the IPL 2023 as effectively. With the assistance of three centuries and 4 fifties, the previous U-19 World Cup winner amassed a complete of 890 runs in 17 matches.

Gill will subsequent be seen in motion for India on Thursday (November 2) throughout Males in Blue’s seventh match of the ODI World Cup 2023 in opposition to Sri Lanka. Forward of the repeat of the 2011 closing at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Gill, throughout an interview with Star Sports activities, opened up about him and named his cricketing idol whereas rising up.

He named a former Indian cricketer as his idol, however that participant isn’t MS Dhoni or Virat Kohli. As a substitute of Virat or Dhoni, Gill named legendary Indian batter Sacin Tendulkar as his idol.

“My cricketing idol once I was rising up was Sachin sir,” Gill stated.

Tendulkar, who holds the file for scoring the very best variety of runs in Exams and ODIs, performed in a complete of 664 matches for Males in Blue throughout codecs throughout his 24-year-long taking part in profession and led the facet in 98 matches, out of which he gained 27 and misplaced 52.