Shubman Gill shares a delightful message for Kolkata Knight Riders

Shubman Gill has recently grabbed the headline with his jaw-dropping performance in the recently concluded ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. He emerged as the leading run-scorer and also grabbed the Player of the Tournament award. To multiply Gill’s delight, he has also grabbed a lucrative deal in the prestigious Indian Premier League (IPL).

The Fazilka-born cricketer entered the bidding with a base price of INR 20 Lakhs. However, as many as four teams bid on the youngster as his price soared at a decent rate. Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils started the bidding, however, both teams backed out midway. Nevertheless, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals started a new bidding war altogether.

A Knight Rider 

The Punjab cricketer was eventually grabbed by the Knight Riders for a whopping INR 1.80 crores. After getting the contract, Gill expressed his joy in the social media and took to Twitter to share a delightful message for the KKR fraternity and their fans from around the globe.

Here’s the message from Shubman Gill

U-19 World Cup Winner, #Knight Shubman Gill is excited at being inducted into the #KKR family! ?
He has a very sweet message for all #KnightRiders. ?#KorboLorboJeetbo #KnightsOf2018 pic.twitter.com/gLi9bUbAVC

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) February 9, 2018

He entered the U19 World Cup on the back of experience at the first-class level. He brought forth all his capabilities and mustered runs against some potent bowling attacks. His campaign started with a calm-headed knock against Australia and he followed it up with a swashbuckling knock against Zimbabwe. However, his most substantial knock came against Pakistan in the semi-final.

Against the arch-rivals, Gill staved off the likes of Shaheen Shah Afridi and notched a stupendous century to guide India to the final against Australia. He also played a decent cameo against the Kangaroos before perishing to Param Uppal’s off breaks. After his dream run in the tournament, Gill would dearly wish to graduate to the next level and break into the senior team with the passage of time.