The Indian cricket team’s Test captain and star batsman Shubman Gill is ready to start a new chapter from the England tour but he has become a victim of fans before the first Test match against England. Actually, Gill is facing criticism to write ‘Prince’ on his new bat.
Gill shared a glimpse of his new bat before the upcoming England series and shared some pictures on social media with the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) which was the photoshoot of the captain’s photoshoot. In these pictures, Gill posed the Indian captain wearing a blazer and cap. At the same time, the star batsman also showed his new bat, which he used during the recently concluded Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025).
On this bat, ‘Prince’ was also written at the bottom which could not escape the eyes of the fans and as soon as the fans saw it, they started trolling Gill on social media. Gill is often called Prince of Indian cricket, he is considered the next poster boy of the Indian cricket team after Virat Kohli. However, his decision to describe himself as entitled to this title was not liked by the fans and he started being criticized a lot on social media.
Apne bat pe prince 🫅 kon likhwata hai bhai
Hope he does well !! For the better Indian 🇮🇳 Cricket– Dharma 🕉 (@dharmacalling) June 11, 2025
Gill was appointed as India’s 37th Test captain after Rohit Sharma’s sudden retirement before the England tour. Gill, 24, led India in five T20 Internationals on a tour of Zimbabwe in 2024, where the team won 4–1. Gill has played 32 Test matches in his career so far and has scored 1893 runs at an average of 35.05, with five centuries and seven fifties. 25 -year -old Gill on a challenging tour of England
Indian team There is a tough challenge to lead. Young batsman Gill has no memorable record outside India and has scored just 88 runs in three Tests played in England with a highest score of 28. In such a situation, this time, fans are going to be eyeing not only as a captain but also as a batsman.
