'Former Indian Opener: Shubman Gill has the DNA for greatness, deserves the title of 'Prince' and more'

Shubman Gill once again showcased his exceptional form with the bat by scoring a brilliant century in the second innings of the Chennai Test against Bangladesh. The young talent has established himself as a key player in the Indian cricket team over the last few years. Following India's T20 World Cup victory, the 25-year-old was given the prestigious role of vice-captain in white-ball cricket, further solidifying his place as a leader in the team.

Shubman had an incredible 2023, during which he finished the highest-run-getter across formats with 2154 runs, including 7 centuries. He also slammed the most centuries by an Indian in this decade—12, more than Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

Former India opener Aakash Chopra feels that Shubman has rightly earned the title of Prince of Indian cricket, considering his consistent performances this decade.

"Who has scored the most hundreds for Team India in this decade? It's a very interesting one. There was a tweet, and we said we never realized that. He wrote about the most hundreds for India in this decade in international cricket - Shubman Gill has 12 hundreds in 114 innings. It is absolutely phenomenal. Rohit Sharma, in the same timeframe, has played 148 knocks and scored 10 centuries. Virat Kohli has played 149 knocks and scored 10 centuries and both of them are our GOATs (greatest of all times). So Shubman Gill is going far ahead with 12 centuries. We are not giving him the status of 'Prince' wrongly," Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

After registering a duck in the first innings, Shubman bounced back in style in the second innings against Bangladesh and scored 119 runs from 176 balls at a strike rate of 67.6. He smashed 10 fours and 4 sixes during his time on the crease.

Chopra has stated that Shubman has it in him to achieve greatness with his strong mindset and hunger to score big runs across formats.

"He has it in his DNA. I am saying this guy is running towards greatness because he feels, actually he is convinced, that if he puts his mind to matter, greatness beckons. It is a very good story for Indian cricket," he said.