Star India batter Abhishek Sharma has narrated how Shubman Gill once saved himself from facing the ire of coaches during their U16 days, thanks to his skills of changing expressions instantly when faced with issues. The duo are known to be best mates since their younger days.
On Sunday, after the victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup final, Abhishek was declared the Player of the Tournament with 314 runs in seven games. As a reward, he got a luxurious Haval H9 SUV, which costs Rs 35 lakh.
To celebrate the moment, Abhishek and Gill, who are very close friends from Punjab as well, sat in the SUV and took some selfies.
“As a kid there is only one kid who has never been caught doing mischief. That is Shubman. I will tell you an incident. We were in Dharamsala during our U16 days. Kids from