Young India opener Shubman Gill caught everyone’s attention during the ongoing ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup by pulling off a breathtaking short arm jab for a six that was similar to the one Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli had played against England in the same month last year. Kohli, on that day, had scored a sublime 105-ball 122 to help India chase down a mammoth target of 351. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) tweeted a picture to highlight the similarity between Gill and Kohli’s shots. READ | BCCI may soon face Rs 800 crore-plus tax bomb“SPECIAL: @imVkohli invents short-arm jab & Shubman Gill reproduces it at #U19CWC,” read BCCI’s tweet. SPECIAL: @imVkohli invents short-arm jab & Shubman Gill reproduces it at #U19CWCHere's the comparison of the unique shot -https://t.co/0PsVpk1lvR pic.twitter.com/3QfzQIBTue — BCCI (@BCCI) January 19, 2018The 18-year-old Gill has been in terrific form in the ICC U-19 cricket World cup, scoring 153 runs from three matches with a staggering average of 153 and an impressive strike rate of 135.39.

Source: Hindustan Times January 20, 2018 09:56 UTC