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Former India cricketer Suresh Raina made a huge remark on the India opener and emerging star Shubman Gill ahead of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. The 24-year-old right-handed batter has played a total of 33 ODI matches, where he scored a total of 1739 runs with an average of 64.40 and a strike rate of 102.05.
The former India player said that the youngster will play a key role in India’s campaign in the forthcoming ICC event. Not only this, but he also believes that by the end of the tournament, Gill will be a major topic of discussion among the cricketing community. Other than this, Raina believes that the emerging icon of Indian cricket, Gill aspires to be the next Virat Kohli.
The former Chennai Super Kings player was speaking on JioCinema where said, "He'll be one of the most important players at the World Cup. I know that he wants to be a superstar and wants to be the next Virat Kohli and is in that aura already and after this World Cup, we will be talking about him more often. The form he's playing in with his hand speed - it's extremely strong.”
Raina, who drew curtains on his international career alongside former Indian captain MS Dhoni, further said, “What Rohit Sharma did in the 2019 World Cup; Gill could do the same for India this year. He'll get 50 overs to bat, so it's a takeoff point for his batting. I think he's a born leader and he shows that in his game.”
Notably, Gill was a part of the Indian squad that won the Asia Cup 2023 and has been included in the team for the ODI series squad against Australia as well as the ICC ODI 2023 World Cup.
