India’s new Test captain Shubman Gill is in the headlines these days, but this time the reason is not his captaincy, but his new bat!
Yes, Gill has got ‘Prince’ written on his bat, and some fans could not digest this. On social media, people are calling him ‘self-obsessed’ i.e. lost in himself.
What is the matter after all? Let us tell you..
Actually, Shubman Gill is going to captain India in the five-Test series against England starting from June 20.
This is his first time as a Test captain, as Rohit Sharma has said goodbye to Test cricket. Ahead of this big occasion, the BCCI got Gill to do a great photoshoot.
In which he is giving a cool pose wearing a captaincy blazer and cap. But all the attention was drawn by his new bat, on which ‘Prince’ is written.
What is the background of Shubham’s Prince bat?
This bat is the same one that Gill used in the recently concluded IPL 2025. Now he is going to throw it in the England series as well.
But due to getting ‘Prince’ written, the fans are divided into two groups. Some people are considering it as Gill’s confidence, because he is already called the ‘Prince’ of Indian cricket.
Many fans feel that he can become the next superstar of Team India after Virat Kohli. But some fans did not like this. They say that calling himself ‘Prince’ is a bit too much.
A fan wrote on social media, “Hey brother, it is not right to be so self-absorbed!”
At the same time, another quipped, “Score some more runs before getting Prince written on your bat!”
Gill’s action has sparked a debate. Some people are saying that this is his style, and what is wrong in it?
After all, cricketers can get anything written on their bats. But some fans believe that this is a bit too much of a show-off.
Well, Gill seems unconcerned about these things and is ready to start his captaincy.
Now the question is, will Gill shut the mouths of critics by raining runs with his bat? Or will this ‘Prince’ controversy heat up further? In the England series, all eyes will be on Gill and his bat.
