Shubman Gill has received an admirer in India-origin Snehith Reddy, a member of the New Zealand U-19 World Cup crew, who copied the Indian opener’s batting and celebration fashion. Snehith took off his helmet, raised his bat and bowed all the way down to the gang, much like the trademark celebration of Gill, after reaching his century towards Nepal in an U-19 World Cup match at Buffalo Park on Sunday. “We were talking before the game, the boys, on what the celebrations are gonna be. I decided the Shubman Gill bow is my celebration, it was special,” Snehith mentioned later.

“One of my favourite players, I love the way he makes contact with the ball, his timing is exceptional and I tried to copy that to my batting a little bit,” he mentioned in a video footage uploaded by the ICC.

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🫶 Enjoying the event

Shubman Gill’s affect

New Zealand’s Snehith Reddy displays on his #U19WorldCup centurypic.twitter.com/szYB81B0yi

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His dad and mom had been additionally current on the floor when Snehith achieved the feat.

“That was extremely special. I think, them (parents) coming over and seeing the first game on the world stage was extremely special. They enjoyed it and I loved it.

“They simply advised me to get pleasure from, it is a large event and there will be nerves however I had enjoyable and that is the important thing,” he mentioned.

The 17-year-old Snehith, who was born in Vijayawada, smashed an unbeaten 147 off 125 balls to assist New Zealand attain 302 for 8 in 50 overs after electing to bat.

New Zealand then restricted Nepal to 238 for 9 for a 64-run win.