The young and dynamic batsman Shubman Gill has going through a purple patch in his career as he has been playing some blistering knocks. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) campaign in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been going well and a lot of credit for the same goes to Shubman’s batting brilliance.
The 21-year-old, proving his worth, played an unbeaten knock of 70 off 62 balls in their second match of IPL against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and helped his team to register their maiden win in the ongoing season.
Gill lad also smashed 47 off 34 balls against Rajasthan Royals (RR) to steer KKR to their second consecutive win in the T20 extravaganza. On Friday (October 2), the official twitter handle of KKR posted a candid picture of Shubman where he can be seen playing a cricket shot during one of the net sessions.
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The highlight of the picture is Gill’s bat which had “YouWeCan” sticker on it. YouWeCan is a foundation established by Yuvraj to raise awareness and help individuals in their fight against cancer. Referring to the same, KKR asked the Indian veteran Yuvraj Singh if he liked their opener’s bat. They tweeted, “Hey @YUVSTRONG12, like our Shub-man’s bat? #KKRHaiTaiyaar #Dream11IPL”
Hey @YUVSTRONG12, like our Shub-man's bat? 😋#KKRHaiTaiyaar #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/9vjfoEyLM3
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) October 2, 2020
Reacting to this tweet, the former Indian all-rounder took a cheeky dig at Shubman Gill saying that though he loved the bat, he is still wondering who had stolen his bat from his kitbag. “Love them ! They used to be in my kitbag now all have been taken ! I wonder who took them @RealShubmanGill”
Love them ! They used to be in my kitbag now all have been taken ! I wonder who took them 🤨🤔😒 @RealShubmanGill
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) October 2, 2020
Yuvraj Singh and Shubman have been known for sharing good camaraderie with each other as a couple of months ago, as the latter was mentored by teh veteran along with Anmolpreet Singh, Abhishek Sharma, and Harpreet Brar ahead of the 2020 edition of the IPL.
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The former swashbuckling batsman was highly impressed by Shubman Gill as heaping praises on him he had said that the latter has the potential to play for India for a long period. He had expressed that hailed the batsman as the future of the Indian cricket.
