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"Like I Am Bowling To Sachin Tendulkar": Wasim Akram's Grand Praise For Shubman Gill

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For a batter, there's nothing like getting praise from a bowler, especially if that bowler is the legendary Wasim Akram. As the Indian cricketing fraternity is going ga-ga over the consistent performances of Shubman Gill, Akram joined the bandwagon in hailing the Indian opening batter for his exemplary form.

Though there are those who don't want Gill to be compared with Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar yet, Akram found similarities between the Prince and the God from the perspective of a bowler.

In a chat on Sportskeeda, Akram said that the bowlers who are bowling to Gill at present would get the same feeling he got while bowling to Tendulkar during his active days.

Akram feels Gill wouldn't just be a superstar of Indian cricket in the coming days but will be will rule cricketing charts all over the globe. "When I bowl to a player like Gill, even in T20 format, it's like I am bowling to Sachin Tendulkar in one-day cricket in the first 10 overs, when only two fielders were allowed (outside the 30-yard circle)," said the legendary Pakistani cricketer. "If I had to bowl to Jayasuriya or Kaluwitharna, I knew I had a chance.

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