Indian captain Shubman Gill once again grabbed the limelight during the second Test against the West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium — not only for his outstanding batting performance but also for a moment that sent social media buzzing.
A female fan in the stands held up a placard reading “I love you Shubman”, recreating the famous “I love you Zaheer” moment that once went viral years ago. The camera captured the scene, and within minutes, the clip spread rapidly across platforms, drawing laughter and admiration from cricket fans online.
“𝑰𝒕 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒅é𝒋à 𝒗𝒖 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒍𝒅 ‘𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒁𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒓’ 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔,” 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒍𝒉𝒊 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒅 𝒆𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒔.
Gill’s Record-Breaking Knock Anchors India’s Innings
While the fan moment made headlines, Gill’s performance with the bat was equally memorable. The 26-year-old remained unbeaten on 129 off 196 balls, registering his 10th Test century and fifth as captain. His composed innings, featuring 16 boundaries and two sixes, guided India to a commanding 518/5 declared in the first innings.
In the process, Gill equalled Virat Kohli’s record for the most Test hundreds by an Indian captain in a calendar year and went past Rohit Sharma’s tally.
“𝑺𝒉𝒖𝒃𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑮𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 — 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒎, 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒚 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒔𝒉 𝑪𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒓𝒂 𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒚.
The platform was set early by Yashasvi Jaiswal (175) and B Sai Sudharsan (87), whose 200-run stand ensured India dominated from the start. Contributions from Dhruv Jurel (44) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (43) added valuable runs before Gill declared midway through Day 2 following Jurel’s dismissal.
West Indies Fight Back After Early Setbacks
In response, the West Indies reached 87 for 2 at stumps on Day 2, still trailing by 437 runs. Alick Athanaze (38) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (34) steadied the innings after John Campbell (10) fell early, caught off B Sai Sudharsan’s helmet at short leg.
For India, Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the bowlers, striking twice to put the hosts in control. With India in a dominant position, fans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium were treated to both on-field brilliance and an unforgettable fan moment off it.
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