Irfan Pathan’s 2019 tweet resurfaces after Gill’s first double ton in Birmingham

Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan was impressed by Gill’s 269 off 387 balls, which brought back memories of his 2019 social media message for the batter, when Gill had just started playing for India. Shubman Gill kept having a great time in the current five-match series against England. The Indian batsman returned for the second Test and struck a record-breaking double century after a brilliant 147 in the first innings in the Headingley Test.

When the young player scored a game-winning 65 off 49 balls for the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Punjab Kings in the 2019 Indian Premier League season, the former all-rounder praised him. With this innings, Gill solidified his reputation as a player who can bat with maturity to pursue a challenging target for the team, which is crucial in the ever-changing game of cricket. Irfan found this to be very appealing.

“Sirf abhi hi nahi aage or bhi jyada ye naam baar baar sun ne milega This is not the only time we will hear this name; we will continue to hear it in the future. For Gill, who was only 19 at the time, Irfan Pathan had made a post on X (then known as Twitter) in 2019.

You may view Irfan Pathan’s previous post about Shubman Gill here.

Sirf abhi hi nahi aage or bhi jyada ye naam baar baar sun ne milega #ShubmanGill

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 3, 2019

In addition, Gill’s knock in the current second Test was replete with three imposing sixes and thirty boundaries. The Fazilka-born player also shared a massive 203-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja for the sixth wicket during this knock, helping the team move India from 211-5 to 414-6 before Jadeja left. After that, Gill and Washington Sundar formed a reliable and significant 144-run partnership, with Sundar contributing 42 runs as well.

India was dismissed for 587 after Gill dismissed Josh Tongue for a short delivery. In the second session of Day 2, as the Englishmen stepped out for their turn, Gill made excellent use of his bowlers to draw three breakthroughs, including openers Ben Duckett (0 off 5) and Zak Crawley (19), as well as Ollie Pope departing for a golden duck. When Stumps was called on Day 2, England now trailed by 510 runs.