There was a ruckus on Shubman Gill’s bat. (Photo- Karl Bridgeman – ECB/ECB Via Getty Images))
England tour is very important for the young batsman Shubman Gill of the Indian cricket team. He will be seen taking command of the Indian Test team from this tour. Seeing the fuser of Indian cricket, Gill has got this big responsibility. Prior to this, he has captained Team India in T20 format. But before the debut of this series, Shubman Gill has come under target of cricket fans. The reason behind this is his bat, which has been in the news in recent times.
There was a ruckus on Shubman Gill’s bat
Shubman Gill’s new MRF Ball remains the subject of discussion these days. In fact, Gill signed a bat sponsorship deal with the country’s famous company MRF in 2025 on March. This company has been doing a sponsorship deal with the biggest batsman or one or two batsmen in every generation of Indian cricket for the last several years. Which includes veterans like Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. But Gill has written ‘Prince’ on his bat, which has created a ruckus. Let me tell you, his fans have given the title of ‘Prince’ to Gill.
🚨The overhyped “prince” of Indian cricket🚨
Shubman gill is so self-obesked. Who even called you the prince? A So-Called ‘Prince of ick with a Poor Sena Record, A BELOW 35 Test Average, and Zero Overseas Centuries Across Across All Formats after 5 years in his internal career. pic.twitter.com/skxiukt0pa
– Niik (@niiki099) 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 performance and the tags are given by the Great of the Game and Not from the Social Media.
– Cricket🏏 Lover // ICT Fan Account (@Criccrazyv) June 11, 2025
But the fans have not liked this step of Gill. The fans have raised questions while comparing them to cricket veterans Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, because these two great players never wrote such titles on their bats, even though the fans call them as God and King. Fans say that Sachin never wrote God and Virat on his bat, which shows his humility and dedication to sports. The word Prince was earlier seen on his bat in the middle of the IPL, but then no one had raised any question. However, it is not clear whether the word Prince has suggested by Gill himself or it is an MRF strategy, but it has definitely become a cause of discussion.