Former India player Aakash Chopra has liked star India batter Shubman Gill’s batting approach in ODIs to that of veteran batter Virat Kohli. He added that the two players seem to have a genetic connection as well. However, India bowled England out for 304 in the second ODI in Cuttack on Sunday, February 9 as well. Gill scored 60 runs off 52 balls in the chase as Team India registered a four-wicket win to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli – I didn’t call them the prince and king, but let’s agree if people have said that. However, there is one thing, when you see Shubman Gill play or talk, if you close your eyes and think, you would say it must be Virat Kohli. I feel there is some DNA connection. This guy is exactly like that and maybe an upgraded version. If you are an Apple user, he is the 18.3 version. It’s a new update released and he is like that. I think Saurabh Malhotra has tweeted and I totally agree with him that it’s unfortunate that Shubman Gill will not play as many ODIs as say Virat Kohli or Sachin Tendulkar have played.”
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In the same video, Aakash Chopra applauded Shubman Gill for complementing Rohit Sharma (119 off 90) well and played the pacers quite effortlessly in the second ODI against England.
“Rohit was hitting at one end and he (Gill) was playing steadily. While doing that, he scored his runs and it was a 136-run opening partnership. He does his job. He did that in the last match and here as well. He gives calmness. The way he is playing pace, he doesn’t get rattled or rushed up no matter how fast you bowl. He has also started playing spin well now. So he is looking absolutely gold dust. However, it brings one more thing to notice. What were you doing? You were separating Rohit and Gill for the left-right combination. You were lucky that Yashasvi didn’t score runs. You were almost committing suicide,” Aakash Chopra concluded.
