New Delhi: Young India opener hailing from Punjab Shubman Gill caught everyone’s attention during the ongoing ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup by pulling off a breathtaking short arm jab for a six that was similar to the one Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli had played against England in the same month last year.
Gill conjured up the shot while facing pacer Nkosilathi Nungu during India’s final Group B match against Zimbabwe at Mount Maunganui on Friday. Gill hit an unbeaten 90 off 59 balls that was studded with 14 fours and one maximum as India romped home to a 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe to enter the Super League quarter-finals.
Kohli had hit a similar six off England bowler Chris Woakes during an ODI in Pune on January 15, 2017. Kohli, on that day, had scored a sublime 105-ball 122 to help India chase down a mammoth target of 351.