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‘Go and lead the next generation’: Virat Kohli all praise for Shubman Gill after his first IPL century

Former India skipper Virat Kohli didn’t hold back in praising his India teammate Shubman Gill over the latter’s first century in the Indian Premier League. Gill’s 101 runs off 58 balls spearheaded Gujarat Titans to a 34-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Kohli took to Instagram to share a story with the caption: “There’s potential and then there’s gill. Go on and lead the next generation. God bless you (with a star emoji).”
This is not the first time Kohli has praised Gill, when the opener smashed his his maiden T20I ton against New Zealand, earlier this year.

That HUNDRED feeling 🤗
Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/GH3aM3hyup #TATAIPL | #GTvSRH | @ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/C9UyUBvHd1
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 15, 2023
“Sitaara (Star). The future is here,” Kohli had posted on the Instagram.
On Monday, the 22-year-old Gill achieved a unique feat of scoring century in Tests, ODOIs, T20Is and IPL.

Gill, coming off an unbeaten 94 against Lucknow Super Giants two games ago, reached 50 off 22 balls with nine fours.
Gill put on 147 runs off 84 balls for the second with Sai Sudharsan.

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