Generational talent makes itself shown one way or another, and Shubman Gill simply reeks of it. Monday against Kolkata Knight Riders was no different as the Gujarat Titans skipper rode his way to a match-winning 90, including a brilliant boundary against Moeen Ali that had everyone on alert.
Gujarat Titans’ 198 seemed to prove more than enough on a sticky Eden Gardens deck in Kolkata on Monday as the Knight Riders lost two powerplay wickets to ultimatebly be left needing a mammoth 91 off the final six overs. The visitors’ effort was fronted by skipper Shubman Gill, his 55-ball 90 laced with 10 boundaries and three maximums in a commanding display that did not began as it finished. It was not until the seventh over that the opener truly burst to life, doing so in style wtih 10 runs off the first two balls of Moeen Ali’s third over. However, it was the next shot that truly made the world take notice and left Ajinkya Rahane in despair.
The hosts had packed the offside ring with fielders to restrict the run-flow and Moeen followed up on the plan with a wide full-delivery right by the tramline. Yet, it was not enough to stop Gill, as he extended his long levers and in one swift motion flicked his wrists with aplomb to pierce the gap at midwicket and gain another boundary. The English spinner was left clueless by the sheer diffidence and effortless stroke making on display, a theme that would pervade the rest of the night.
Twitterati, as always, was quick to shower praises on the ‘Prince’ of Indian cricket.
Lovely shot!
Classic!
Classic Shubman Gill shot 👑✨#ShubmanGill #LSGvGT #GTvsLSG #IPL2025 #TATAIPL2025 pic.twitter.com/WAZf9rVIfA
— Saabir Zafar (@Saabir_Saabu01) April 12, 2025
Shubman Gill 🔥#KKRvsGT #ShubmanGill #IPL2025 #ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/8u9Ea7hlJ3
— Geeteshwar Mishra (@GeeteshwarMish2) April 21, 2025
captain!
Captain Gill!
Matthew Hayden 🎙️
“Shubman Gill deserves the captaincy of India more than anyone else” pic.twitter.com/C713ElJAN5— Parmar #AavaDe (@ArrestJaiswal) April 21, 2025
Brilliant cricket all around 👏
It required a special catch to end Shubman Gill’s fabulous innings of 90(55) !!pic.twitter.com/oj7RuOTs2T— Eshani Verma (@eshaniverma809) April 21, 2025
Captain saar!
Siraj on fire !
Mohammad Siraj is bowling like a Glenn McGrath under Shubman Gill leadership.🥵 pic.twitter.com/UdJhKPBSlp
— Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991) April 21, 2025
Heart-Break for Shubman Gill to dismiss in 90s, brilliant Catch by Rinku Singh. pic.twitter.com/FtwJKmtUxd
— cricmore (@imcricmore) April 21, 2025
