'Mai Unki Batting Ka Mureed Hoon' - Mohammad Azharuddin Hails Shubman Gill

Gill scored a double century in the first ODI and also got the century in the ongoing third ODI against New Zealand.

Former India cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin praised Shubman Gill.

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India's talented batter Shubman Gill has been constantly making headlines with his extraordinary performance for quite some time now. He dominated the white ball format in the home series against Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Gill scored a double century in the first ODI and also got the century in the ongoing third ODI against New Zealand.

Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin spoke about Shubman Gill on Basit Ali’s YouTube channel and said, “Mai unki batting ka Mureed hoon (I am a fan of Shubman Gill’s batting). Honhaar cricketer hai kaafi acha lagta hai usey khelta dekh kar (He is a talented cricketer and I enjoy watching him play).

“He is a free-flowing batsman, looks elegant and is a complete entertainer,” he added.

Double hundred for Shubman Gill from 145 balls, What a talent, at the age 23, he is breaking the records. pic.twitter.com/eQ4iobTeL0

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 18, 2023

Azharuddin also praised Ishan Kishan, who also recently got a double century.

Double hundred for Ishan Kishan from 126 balls, fastest ever in ODI history. pic.twitter.com/a09BZ61zP4

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 10, 2022

“He is a lefty, a good striker of the ball and looks stylish whenever he plays the shots,” said Azharuddin.

“Shubman and Ishan are going to the pillars of Indian batting in the future. They are hugely talents,” he said.

India are playing against New Zealand in the final ODI of a three-match series where skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill scored a terrific century.

Squads:

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Rajat Patidar, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik.

 

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(wk/c), Michael Bracewell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner, Jacob Duffy, Doug Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Henry Shipley.