On and off the cricket discipline, Shubman Gill has been within the information. Because the Asia Cup 2025 kicked off, the Indian opener’s workforce made a powerful assertion with a dominant victory. Whereas Gill’s position within the match was transient, his efficiency was impactful. In the meantime, he additionally made headlines away from the pitch by revealing a enjoyable and weird cricketing expertise he had with a global soccer star.
Shubman Gill unveils who he thinks is the ‘Weirdest individual’ he’s performed cricket with
Throughout a latest chat on the Apple Music YouTube channel with host Naina, Gill shared some fascinating insights. The Indian skipper was requested to call the ‘weirdest individual’ he had ever performed cricket with, and he responded with a shocking identify: none apart from Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes.
Gill defined that he met the Portuguese star throughout a camp on the iconic Previous Trafford stadium, and whereas a lot of United’s English gamers had some expertise with cricket from their faculty days, Fernandes and a number of other of his teammates had by no means picked up a bat or ball earlier than. Watching them attempt to play the game, Gill stated, was a really “enjoyable and interesting” expertise for him. When Naina jokingly teased him about not being a Manchester United fan, Gill rapidly set the file straight, stating, “No, no, I’m a Man U fan. I like all sports activities, and simply watching totally different athletes go about their issues and understanding their mindset is one thing I actually get pleasure from.”
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Asia Cup 2025: A dominant show and record-breaking victory of India
On the sphere, Gill’s workforce, India, started their Asia Cup marketing campaign with a convincing assertion of intent. In a one-sided contest, their bowlers have been totally dominant, dismissing the host workforce, UAE, for a mere 57 runs. The standout performer with the ball was Kuldeep Yadav, who was named Participant of the Match for his distinctive spell of 4 for 7 in simply 2.3 overs. He was well-supported by Shivam Dube, who took a useful 3 for 4 along with his medium-pace. With a small goal to chase, India’s batsmen made brief work of it, wrapping up the win in simply 4.3 overs. Abhishek Sharma supplied a blistering begin with 30 runs from simply 16 balls, whereas Gill remained unbeaten on 20 from 9 balls as India received the match by 9 wickets with a staggering 93 balls remaining.
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