‘Flat track bully ko hype deh rahe hai’ – Fans react as Robin Uthappa says Shubman Gill will be ‘next big thing’ in Indian Cricket
Former India opener Robin Uthappa has heaped lavish praise on Shubman Gill as the young Indian superstar has had a wonderful IPL 2023. He has scored 576 runs in 13 matches with one century to his name. The right-hander has an average of 48 and a strike rate of 146.19. Uthappa further went on to elucidate that Gill will become the next big thing in Indian cricket. Uthappa also won an Orange Cap in 2014. He said Gill can achieve great things in the future for India.
“I definitely see him having the potential of becoming someone as big as Virat Kohli or Sachin Tendulkar. I certainly think he has got the stuff. He is a phenomenal player who is in exceptional form and is playing some exceptional cricket at the moment,” Uthappa said while doing commentary on Jio Cinema. Gill recently became the youngest Indian to score a double century in ODI cricket. The 23-year-old has a hundred in T20Is as well.
The Indian Team might make wholesale changes after 2023 ODI World Cup- Robin Uthappa
Uthappa then shifted the topic and also talked about Yashasvi Jaiswal. The left-hander has been in sizzling form in IPL 2023. In 13 matches he has amassed 575 runs at an average of 47.91 and at a strike rate of 166.18. He also has four half-centuries and one century. “I feel and believe personally that Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal are the two next big things of Indian cricket.” Jaiswal has come up from humble beginnings and has shown that he has what it takes to deliver on the big stage.
Uthappa talked about what the composition of the Indian Team will look like in the 2023 World Cup. He said that the team management will not look to change combinations on the ODI setup and blood youngsters straightaway. The former India cricketer pointed out that there will be a slew of changes that will happen after the 2023 ODI World Cup ends.
“From my experience with the Indian team, I feel they will continue with the experienced players because making wholesale changes this close to the World Cup is not wise. Having said that, I feel post the World Cup we might see wholesale changes. He added. India will play the 2023 ODI World Cup on home soil.
Let us take a look at the reactions on Twitter:
All these statements are BS. For a player to be that big they need to play hundreds of international matches excl T20i. Sachin and VK didn’t become 🐐 by playing t20 cricket. International cricket will soon die and no player will be able to reach those heights. #Gill
— Bee.Positive (@BhavikK11) May 18, 2023
https://twitter.com/goat0123451/status/1659073237882634240?s=20
Virat insecure fans will curse him….they never want youngster to grow
— Sachin (@Gambhir_0705) May 18, 2023
Don't compare GILL with chokli ….He is far better than Chokli…..He never play for himself …
— cool_bro (@Ro_HitSharma264) May 18, 2023
Cement road player🤡
— 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘢🪈 (@ARRRjun88) May 18, 2023
Pill 💊💊💊💊💊 odi player play for himself
— socialfi (@SocialfiTeam) May 18, 2023
Prince Gill , King Kohli 👑🔥
— 𝐁𝐚𝐡𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭 ™ #𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐚𝐫 🗡️ (@Super_V_18) May 18, 2023
https://twitter.com/act_yash/status/1659074435499057154?s=20
stop hyping nd let him prove first,these so called experts also seen ms dhoni in pant also,they just creates unnessary pressure,many prodigies r succesfully wasted bcoz of these hypings
— STARK (@starkt3000) May 18, 2023
A lot is being said about Shubhman. Just hope his form does not fade away and he stays consistent.
— Aaman Somani (@aamansomani) May 18, 2023