New Delhi: India’s batting sensation Shubman Gill is being called out after social media users noticed the “Prince” title written on his new bat. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had dropped fresh pictures of Team India’s new Test skipper Gill, who posed for a photoshoot donning the iconic dark blue blazer and the baggy blue Test cap along with a new willow, which he unveiled ahead of the upcoming England series
He had notably used the new bat during the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, also, as he flaunted it in the pictures. The bat, which he is set to use for the first time in international cricket, carried a tag of “Prince” on it, which caught the attention of the netizens. Since then, a particular set of fans has been venting their anger on Gill for being “self-obsessed”.
For the unversed, Gill is often referred to as the Prince of Indian cricket and is also touted to be the next poster boy of the Men in Blue after Virat Kohli. But… his self-declaration of the title didn’t go down well with the fans, who slammed him widely for this. While some put forth his overseas stats, which aren’t so impressive, some compared him with legends like Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar for their humble nature, as they didn’t boast about their titles.
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀 – 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗹 #TeamIndia | #ENGvIND | @ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/dhmc9m6apU
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 11, 2025
Sachin Tendulkar never played with a bat that had “God” written over it and Virat Kohli never played with a bat that had “King” written over it. You get tags with your performances and the tags are given by the greats of the game and not from the social media.
— Cricket🏏 Lover // ICT Fan Account (@CricCrazyV) June 11, 2025
Shubman Gill calling himself the ‘Prince’ is laughable. Five years in international cricket, still zero overseas centuries in any format, a weak 35 Test average, and a poor SENA record. Titles like ‘Prince’ are earned, not self-declared.
— Niik (@Niiki099) June 11, 2025
Don’t even remember that so called self proclaimed prince shubman gill scoring even a 50 outside India
Last I remember was that gabba test
How did he become captain
🤬🤬🤬#INDvsENG— BrutalBoy🧢 (@kohlifan1383) June 11, 2025
Yes I too had the same feeling brother, even Virat said many times please don’t call me a King, but this so called youngster is more obsessed with the tags it’s his initial days of cricket, he is not even achieving big in cricket.
— Saiprasad Goud (@NameSaiprasad) June 11, 2025
More to follow…
The BCCI posted fresh pictures of Team India’s new Test skipper Shubman Gill who posed for the camera donning the iconic dark blue coat and the baggy blue along with a new bat, which had “Prince” written on it. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
