WATCH: Rohit Sharma Calls Shubman Gill ‘Next Big Thing For Indian Cricket’

London: Captain Rohit Sharma lavished huge praise on young India opener Shubman Gill saying that he has so much potential. Team India is currently in England playing the World Test Championship Final 2023 against Australia at Kennington Oval.

India opener Shubman Gill is in the form of his life as in the recently concluded Indian Premier League he was the winner of the orange cap scoring 890 runs including three centuries with the highest score of 129 runs.

Shubman made his debut in India in 2019 against New Zealand during an ODI match. The young opener has scored 980 runs including 5 centuries one double ton and a fifty in 2023.

In a recent video uploaded by ICC, Rohit praised the young batter said he has so much potential. He also called him, ‘The next big thing for Indian cricket.

“Shubman Gill has so much potential. Without a doubt in my mind, he is the next big thing for Indian cricket. He has everything that is required to have success at this level. I just hope that he continues his good run of form,” Rohit told the ICC

“Without a doubt in my mind, the next big thing for Indian cricket”

Rohit Sharma is just one of several India batters in awe of rising star Shubman Gill ?#WTC23 | #AUSvIND https://t.co/fXUF6jnZgt

— ICC (@ICC) June 8, 2023

Rahul Dravid Calls Gill ‘Special Player For India’

Rahul Dravid was the head coach of the U-19 team in 2018, when Gill played a big role in helping Indian team win the title.

Speaking about Gill, Dravid said, “I saw him as a kid in the 2018 U-19 World Cup. You could see he was earmarked to be a special player for India.”