'Once I hit 6 sixes off 7 balls...': Shubman Gill's golden 'Yuvraj Singh' remark after record-breaking 208 vs NZ

When Shubman Gill went 6, 6, 6 in the first three balls of the 48th over to bring up his double and hammered one more for his ninth maximum of the innings, there was almost a touch of Yuvraj Singh in his batting. It is no secret that Yuvraj Singh has played a huge role in the coming-of-age of Shubman Gill. Four years ago, when Gill made his India debut against New Zealand in 2019, Yuvraj had urged everyone to watch out for the young prodigy, and kept stressing on it more as Gill started to impress more. Today, Yuvraj's prediction could not be more spot on as Gill smashed his maiden ODI double-century becoming only the fifth Indian batter to the milestone as he plundered a record-breaking 208 against New Zealand in the 1st ODI in Hyderabad on Wednesday. At the end of the 47th over, Gill was batting on 169 with India's total reading 303/7. With three overs to go, Gill unleashed himself on the New Zealand bowling, launching six sixes in 12 deliveries. And once Gill went 6, 6, 6 in the first three balls of the 48th over to bring up his double and hammered one more for his ninth maximum of the innings, there was almost a touch of Yuvraj as in his batting.