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'Sasur ji ko chunna toh banta hai' - Fans react as Shubman Gill picks Sachin Tendulkar as his dream opening partner

Shubman Gill picked Sachin Tendulkar as his dream opening partner. Fans were quick to joke highlighting Gill's rumored relationship with Sara.

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As part of the ongoing IPL 2023, Shubman Gill is currently playing for Gujarat Titans. On the other hand, his team will play at home on April 9 against Kolkata Knight Riders. At a session on Jio Cinemas before that match, the star India opener discussed his ideal starting partner.

Sachin Tendulkar, a previous star for India, was described by Gill as his ideal opening partner. When they heard this statement, followers went bonkers and posted their absurd opinions on social media. Sara Tendulkar, the daughter of Sachin Tendulkar, and Shubman Gill have long been associated.

Sachin Tendulkar and Shubman Gill are very alike: Dinesh Karthik

Shubman Gill excelled at the plate for Team India in all three formats up to the IPL 2023. Gil reached 100 in a Test in his first game in December 2022. Then, he continued his incredible run in both ODI and T20I forms. He also hit his first T20I century, earning a double hundred in ODIs. Later, he won two games in the BGT and made a century against the Australians. As a result, Gujarat fans had high hopes for the batter in this current competition. Gill has scored 77 runs in two games in the ongoing IPL.

After the century against the men from down under, Dinesh Karthik said that Gill is very similar to legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar. While speaking to Cricbuzz, Karthik said: "There are many similarities, technically. You know, the positions they get into, tall batters. Sachin Tendulkar is not tall, but he stands tall at the crease and is always on top of the ball. Shubman Gill is very similar, high hands, and he has this trigger movement where he goes back and across and waits for it. That's why you see sometimes he might inside edge it because of the way his bat swing is. But there's slightly less movement on flat tracks. The speed at which he brings the bat down is what makes him really special".

Here's how fans reacted to Gill's statements:

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