IPL 2023 : Gujarat Titans Eliminate Royal Challengers Banglore from Tournament

Royal Challengers Banglore vs Gujarat Titans : In a battle between the present and future of Indian cricket , Shubman Gil again showed he is ready to take the baton forward from Virat Kohli . ”There potential and then there’s Gill . Go on and lead the next generation . God Bless You ,” This is what Virat Kohli wrote on his instagram story when Shubman Gill notiched up his maidan IPL hundred .

Gill had also admitted to the broadcasters that he has grown up watching Virat Kohli and Called him his ”Idol ” . Right from the time Gill emerged as the breakfast star the 2018 U- 19 World cup , he has been seen as someone who will take the baton forward from kohli . There is an uncanny similarity in the way Gill and Kohli play their shots . They can hit the ball pitched just outside off through extra cover and mid – wicket like a mirror image .

On Sunday , the protege showed the master that he is indeed ready and this decade would be his . While chasing the 198 against IPL 2023 Royal Challengers Banglore , Gujarat Titans opener Gill showed another facet of his game that is quite similar of Virat . It looked like he has taken the notes from Virat chase book . The calculated risk , picking up boundaries , running between the wickets hard and his resolved not to throw it away and remain there till the end was just another attribute he has picked up from the resolute Kohli .

He got to the milestone with 5 fours and 8 sixes as Gujarat Titans eliminated Royal Challengers Banglore from the competition with Mumbai Indians clinching the last play off spot . Another similarity he shared with Kohli is that the RCB batter last century was also against SRH while Gill too scored his ton against them last Monday .

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