'Ek mujhe bhi gift kardo' - Fans react as Shubman Gill credits Virat Kohli for gifting watch in an Instagram post

The star Indian batting sensation Shubman Gill is currently the talk of the town since he smashed the amazing ODI double century in the first of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand. The 23-year-old smashed 208 runs off just 149 balls with 19 boundaries and nine massive sixes to his name.

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Gill is also being dubbed as the successor of former Indian skipper and modern-day batting great Virat Kohli. Meanwhile, Gill and Kohli have made it to the headlines of social media for their off-the-field conversation in the comment section of the latest Instagram post uploaded by Shubman Gill on his official Instagram handle.

The Fazilka lad posted a picture in classic attire with a classy wristwatch with the caption; “Mind > Matter,” followed by some necessary credits regarding his outfit and other things.

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli took to the comment section of Gill’s Instagram and started a banter with the comment; “And watch ⌚️by who?” to which the young batter replied, “by courtesy of the king.”

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Here’s a look at the Instagram post of Shubman Gill:

Comment by Virat Kohli and reply from Gill:

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Subsequently, the fans couldn’t resist from laughing and reacting to the comment of Virat Kohli and a fan asked Gill to update the credits for the wrist-watch in the caption only. Whereas another fan asked Virat Kohli to gift him a watch as he has that many watches with him to gift.

Here's how fans reacted:

Coming back to cricket, both the batting stars would be in action with the Indian team in the second of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand. Both teams will play this match at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Saturday, the 21^st of January.

Currently, the men in blue are leading the series by a margin of 1-0 with a win by 12 runs in the Hyderabad ODI against the visitors.