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Virat Kohli, Ravi Shastri, and Shubman Gill (Image Source: Twitter)
Both Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli are currently busy playing in the ongoing IPL 2023. Gill is playing for Gujarat Titans while Kohli is playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. However, both these players have managed to get a decent start in this year’s tournament. Kohli has scored 103 runs in two matches.
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On the other hand, Gill has scored 116 runs in three matches, But, before this tournament, the young batter enjoyed a great time with the bat for Team India across all three formats. He smashed centuries in all three formats and scored a double century also in ODI. Now, the former team India coach, Ravi Shastri came up with a bold prediction about Gill.
“He will get good number of opportunities to score runs.” - Ravi Shastri on Shubman Gill
He claimed that Shubman Gill can break the record of scoring the most runs in a single IPL season. Virat Kohli has that record as he scored 973 runs in IPL 2016 for RCB. During a question-and-answer session through #AskStar, Shastri said: “He (Gill) has to be an opening batsman, because only then will he get many opportunities to score runs. I feel, it is Subhman Gill because he is in good form and also because he plays top of the order. So he will get good number of opportunities to score runs.”
“The pitches are good, so if he can score 80-100 runs consecutively in two or three innings, then at that point of time only he will already have 300-400 runs. According to me, it is very difficult to break the record, because 900 plus runs is huge but one thing is opening batsmen will get two extra matches and two extra innings, so opening batsmen can only break this record if it is possible," Shastri concluded. Last year, Shubman Gill had his best IPL season and scored 483 runs in 16 matches, at an average of 34.50.
Here is how fans have reacted to the bold prediction from Shastri:
Sastri saab was high
— Ravi.. (@kukreja_ravii) April 10, 2023
Bevda Shastri
— Rodony 𓃬 (@Rodony_) April 10, 2023
Satka Gaya h
— Yash_07 (@YmRajput) April 10, 2023
Daru mar liya h Ravi bhai 😂
— Shamsi (MSH) (@ShamsiHaidri) April 10, 2023
Jab butler nhi break kr paya to koi nhi kr skta
Lagta kuch jyada hi pee liye hai Shastri ji 😅
— кαנαℓ (@VKfanKajal) April 10, 2023
Peene ki aadat gayi nahi
— Elijah Impey 🍋🌶️ (@BreatheRaina) April 10, 2023
Iske Peg Khatam hi nahin hote..
— Gagan Chawla (@toecrushrzzz) April 10, 2023
He can't face 900 balls in a season
— GRU 👽 (@VenomRMFC) April 10, 2023