Last Update: January 19, 2023, 09:32 IST
Move over Kohli vs Babar war, at least for Indian fans, it’s Shubman Gill vs Pakistan captain. (AP Image)
Shubman Gill’s double century against New Zealand in the first ODI in Hyderabad prompted some Indian fans to target Pakistan’s Babar Azam.
India’s young opener Shubman Gill smashed a brilliant double century against New Zealand in the first ODI and entered the record books. The 23-year-old Gill, who is in the form of his life, put up a genuine performance at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad where he scored 208 out of India’s 349, an innings that was adorned with 19 fours and 9 sixes. Maximum.
In doing so, Gill also achieved a remarkable feat: he became the fastest Indian to score 1000 runs in ODIs in 19 innings. achieved faster than Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan who took 24 innings to reach the milestone.
As the rest of the world including Pakistan fans applauded the fearless batting display by Shubman Gill against the Kiwis, some fans back home took a shot at Babar Azam by comparing the Pakistan star batsman with youngster Shubman Gill. decided.
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Shocking comparison? Yes. Was it just a prank to annoy the neighbors? Maybe yes. Was it a quick respite from the Kohli vs Babar war with no end in sight? Absolutely.
Shubman Gill > Babar Azam agrees? — Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) January 15, 2023
For all the Babar fans, should we compare Babar with Shubman? If the answer is no then you should not even compare him with Virat.- Hriday (Fan-Account) (@Hriday1812) January 18, 2023
Bullets fired from behind.
A few hundreds are better than double hundreds, Well done Bracewell 140 (78) with 12 fours and 10 sixes – Muhammad Noor (@Noor_Marriii) January 18, 2023
If Shubman Gill scores, Indians say he is better than Babar Azam If Kohli scores, they say he is better than Babar Azam If Rahul scores, they say he is better than Babar Azam If Sky score they say he is better than babar azam etetc
Unreal obsession with Badshah Babar Azam pic.twitter.com/WaITcblmDm
— Abdul Samad (@Ab_Samad122) January 18, 2023
Babur is what Babur is. Babar is the best in all formats and Shubman is doing brilliantly in ODI.- Rocky (@zahraakraam) January 18, 2023
Meanwhile, Michael Bracewell hit a brilliant century as he powered India to 140 in Hyderabad to almost give New Zealand a mighty scare in an unlikely win in the first match of the series. From a depth of 131/6, Bracewell joined hands with Mitchell Santner (57) to spearhead the chase but fell in the final over as New Zealand were bowled out for 337. India won by 12 runs.
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