We are officially in Shubman Gill’s era of Indian cricket: Aakash Chopra

Former Indian cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra has praised the Indian Test captain Shubman Gill for gaining a lot of fanbase among the Indian cricketing fraternity, adding that a lot of small kids held banners for the Indian captain in Delhi.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Chopra asserted that Gill is in the hearts of Delhi fans. He also reckoned that after the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, the Indian cricket has moved forward under Gill, stating that it’s a reminder that time doesn’t stop for anyone.

"Shubman Gill is in the hearts of Delhi fans. I never thought this would happen. Small kids held banners for him. There were posters of Ro-Ko on one side, and in Kohli's hometown, and in his pavilion, people were clapping for Gill. Indian cricket has definitely moved on. You may disagree, but what I saw in Delhi was in front of everyone. The love that we saw in Delhi, and the way cricket moves forward, it is a reminder that time doesn't stop for anyone,” Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

With this exceptional century in the second and final Test against the West Indies in Delhi, Gill joined the likes of Sir Don Bradman and Sunil Gavaskar in scoring five centuries in his first seven Tests as a captain. Chopra went on to heap praises on Gill, stating that we’re currently in Shubman Gill’s era of Indian cricket.

"Shubman Gill has equaled Sir Don Bradman and Sunil Gavaskar's record of scoring five centuries in his first seven Tests as a captain. Now let that sink in. Five centuries in seven games, man. This is incredible, the way he has been playing and setting records one after the other. We are definitely now officially in that Gill era of Indian cricket,” he observed. 

"He is walking the talk. He is leading from the front and by example because if you score these many runs, you have the entire dressing room's respect. If there are no runs, there is no respect. If you score runs at the start, the story becomes easy because you have earned everybody's respect, and over a period of time, if there is a bad time, everybody knows that he will handle it,” he concluded.

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