Erling Haaland, the Norwegian footballer who leads Manchester Metropolis’s lineup, lately met Indian Take a look at and ODI captain Shubman Gill and handed the Indian star a signed pair of soccer boots.
Shubman Gill, the Indian cricketer who has seen a exceptional rise within the final yr of the sport, has risen to prominence after being handed the captaincy of the Indian staff throughout the Take a look at and ODI codecs.
Although Gill has had a profitable season within the red-ball format, he has not been in a position to persuade all together with his white-ball dominance. He has been snubbed from the ICC T20 World Cup squad for India, which was an enormous setback for the teenager, as this could be the second consecutive time he’s not a part of India’s T20 World Cup squad.
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Not too long ago, Shubman Gill met one of many best soccer sensations of modern-day soccer, Erling Haaland, who performs for Manchester Metropolis within the English Premier League (EPL). The Indian captain met Ed Sheeran and Kevin de Bruyne over the last 9 months.
Throughout their current meetup, the Manchester Metropolis star Erling Haaland signed a pair of trainers for the Indian prince of cricket, whereas however, Shubman too exchanged presents with the Norwegian soccer star.
Shubman Gill meets Erling Haaland. 😍
– Haaland gifted his signed soccer Boots to Indian Captain. pic.twitter.com/yae3gYDxXh
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 2, 2026
Shubman Gill to endure speedy progress and adjustment
Irfan Pathan referred to the instances when he first broke into the Indian staff as a teen, and the legendary Rahul Dravid helped him via more durable instances and helped him get via.
Gill would now should endure the method of adjustment, notably after being handed management duties at such a younger age.
“The identical will be mentioned for Gill. He turned captain in that England sequence; he elevated his common and authority throughout the staff. Then he acquired the ODI captaincy; when that occurs, you get a chance to develop loads,” he added.
“The extra duty and challenges he will get, he’ll develop extra as a cricketer,” mentioned Irfan Pathan
Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan put his weight behind Indian teenager Shubman Gill, who has been handed management obligations early on in his profession. He additionally remarked that for a gifted participant like him, comparisons are fairly frequent, since India has a generational legacy within the recreation.
“He has lots of expertise. There’ll all the time be comparisons. Virat was in contrast with Sachin (Tendulkar), and now Gill is being in comparison with Virat, who has scored these 25,000–30,000 runs. I believe he’s totally able to it. He has a nice vary of pictures,” Pathan mentioned.
“The extra duty and challenges he will get, he’ll develop extra as a cricketer. I’ve seen that he’s all the time prepared for cricket. At all times prepared to be taught. He has that angle in him,” Pathan largely praised Gill.
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