IPL 2023: Ramiz Raja Heaps Praise on Shubman Gill

Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja recently applauded young and talented Indian batter Shubman Gill after his consistent performances across formats. However, Gill has impressed everyone with his stunning batting exploits over the past year. Since the beginning of January 2023, he has played 17 games across the three formats of the game in international cricket and scored 980 runs which came at an average of 61.25, including five centuries as well.

Speaking in a video on his official YouTube channel, Ramiz Raja opined on Shubman Gill’s recent performances after his match-winning fifty against Punjab Kings and said:

“He has so much potential and has so much time while playing shots. He looks so naturally beautiful when he bats. When he drives, there’s a curve on the shot. He has a lot of time to play his strokes. It doesn’t matter if he scores on the offside or on-side, whether he hooks or pulls. It’s just so beautiful and neat and clean.”

Shubman Gill has been in sublime form

Shubman Gill also hit his maiden ODI double-century against New Zealand. He has carried his international form into the IPL 2023 also where he already has two half-centuries for Gujarat Titans in four games so far. However, drawing parallels between Shubman Gill’s ability and style of play with that of swashbuckling Indian batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, Ramiz Raja added:

“Many predict that he could be the next best batsman after Virat Kohli. He has touch, class, and elegance like Rohit Sharma. And his temperament is quite strong. From Tests, ODIs, and T20Is as well, he has tormented the bowlers. When you see him, it seems the time has stopped. At such a young age, he already has records. Sky is the limit for him.”

However, defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) have started their new season quite well by winning three out of their four matches so far. Their only loss came against KKR where a mind-blowing finish from KKR’s Rinku Singh, who hit five sixes in the final over sealed the deal. They will next face the Rajasthan Royals on April 16, Sunday, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad as well.