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'Aap convince ho gaye ya mein aur bolun' - Fans react to Shubman Gill calling Sachin Tendulkar 'inspiration'

India opening batter Shubman Gill has said that Sachin Tendulkar was his inspiration when he started playing cricket.

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'Aap convince ho gaye ya mein aur bolun' - Fans react to Shubman Gill calling Sachin Tendulkar 'inspiration'

Shubman Gill at an event, Sachin Tendulkar (Image Credit: Twitter)

India's opening batter Shubman Gill has been a revelation since he started to open the batting for India. Even though he made his international debut in 2019, he started doing well for the team in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21. In that series, Gill started to open the batting from the second game of the series. At the time, the right-hander replaces his former U19 skipper Prithvi Shaw.

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Meanwhile, during a recent interview, the 2018 U19 World Cup winner, Gill said that Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar was his inspiration growing up. The latter is the all-time highest aggregate scorer in Tests and ODIs. Also, the ODI World Cup 2011 winner has played the most games across all formats. Only James Anderson from England comes close to him with 183 Tests to his name

"Sachin Tendulkar was my inspiration when I started playing cricket," the 2018 U19 World Cup winner said in a recent interview.

Sachin Tendulkar is an inspiration but I was a fan of Virat Kohli: Shubman Gill

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The Gujarat Titans player, last year, during the IPL 2022 had said that Tendulkar was his inspiration while growing up. However, the former said that after Tendulkar's retirement, he started becoming a fan of Virat Kohli

“(Greatest inspiration) While growing up, it was Sachin sir. Once he retired and once I started to understand the game a bit more, I was always a fan of Virat bhai,” Gill told while speaking to host broadcaster Star Sports last year.

He said pretty much the same things during IPL 2023. However, Gill added that he has learned a lot from Kohli and both Sachin and Virat are his idols.

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“When I was 12-13 years old I followed Virat Kohli bhai the most, he has been my idol since I started understanding cricket. I learned a lot from Virat bhai. His batting & passion & commitment motivates me”

“Sachin Tendulkar & Virat Kohli are my Idols & Inspirations,” the young batter also added.

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