ICC WTC Final: Shubman Gill reveals one skill he can teach Virat Kohli- With over 22,000 international runs under his belt, Virat Kohli is arguably one of the best batsmen in the current generation. Virat averages above fifty in all three formats of international cricket. The right-hand batsman has 43 ODI and 27 Test centuries to his credit. However, there is one thing that he is yet to learn. In a recent interview, India’s latest batting sensation Shubman Gill revealed that Virat Kohli always loses to him in FIFA.
In a conversation with ESPNCricinfo, when asked if there is one thing which he would want to teach Virat Kohli, what would it be. He said, “One thing… FIFA (the video game). I know he’s going to be really pissed but he always loses to me in FIFA.”
Gill, who is just 21 years old has shown the courage to speak about his captain’s weakness in public and now it will be interesting to see how Virat reacts to it.
Meanwhile, the BCCI has announced the squad for the final of the World Test Championship and India’s tour of England. It is most likely that Gill will continue to open the batting with Rohit Sharma. Gill made his Test debut against Australia last year and didn’t fail to make a mark. He returned with scores of 35*, 45, 50 and 91, playing a key role in guiding India to a historic 2-1 triumph Down Under.
India’s squad
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul (subject to fitness clearance), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper; subject to fitness clearance).
Standby players: Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Arzan Nagwaswalla