"Babar Azam Of Indian Cricket": Internet Roasts Shubman Gill After Duck In 1st Test vs Bangladesh

19.09.2024 - 05:45 sports.ndtv.com

Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud ran riot in the morning session of the first Test against India in Chennai on Thursday. After Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto invited the hosts to bat, Mahmud made early inroads with the ball, dismissing three of India's top four batters.

He took the wickets of Rohit Sharma (6), Shubman Gill (0) and Virat Kohli (6). However, it was Gill's dismissal which sparked a debate on social media, with fans claiming that the youngster is the Babar Azam of Indian cricket.

It was an unusual dismissal as the ball was sliding down the leg side but Gill managed to get an edge to it. Here's how internet reacted: Shubman Gill proves me right everyday that he is Babar Azam of Indian Cricket who is playing in team just because of heavy PR investment and not because of his performance !!

pic.twitter.com/jdrLE0wjG7 Shubman Gill proves me right everyday that he is Babar Azam of Indian Cricket. #INDvsBANTEST pic.twitter.com/ds4abSsGjY Like if you think Shubman Gill does not deserve a place in the Indian team except for ODIs pic.twitter.com/Die6bYTszy Shubman Gill dismissed for a 8 ball duck.

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