Shubman Gill’s IPL Century Spurs Cyberbullying of Sister on Social Media

Bengaluru: 23-year-old Shubman Gill proved once again that he is the true successor of Virat Kohli at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. Gill dashed Virat Kohli and Bangalore’s playoff hopes with his second consecutive IPL century. In the last match of the IPL group stage, Gujarat Titans beat Bangalore by six wickets.

On the strength of Virat Kohli’s second consecutive century, Bangalore overcame the target of 198 runs on the strength of Gill’s quick century (104 not out in 52 balls). Gujarat lost Wriddhiman Saha (12) at the start of the chase, but then there was no challenge for Gujarat. Gill’s 123-run second-wicket partnership with Vijay Shankar (53 off 35 balls) took Gujarat closer to victory. In the 15th over, after Shankar, Dasun Sanaka (0) and David Miller (6) were lost, but Gill sealed the win with 5 balls to spare with some big shots. Gill’s innings consisted of 5 fours and 8 sixes.

But after the victory, Shubman Gill had to face a lot of abuse in the social media. Gill’s sister
There was also a cyber attack on Shahneel Gill. After winning, Shahneel shared pictures from the match on Instagram. This post is full of insults against Gill and Shahneel. Many people came forward with criticism after being flooded with obscene comments. The critics tweeted that winning and losing are common in sports and RCB fans should be polite.

The abusive comments were such that the Gill-Kohli fight was held at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Some have also accused Gill of deliberately coming down to defeat Kohli’s team. This is why they have been criticized. This negative mindset is why Bangalore haven’t won the IPL trophy yet and accept that Gill is India’s future star or cry forever,” tweeted one. Meanwhile, after the match, Kohli and Gill left the field after hugging and congratulating each other.

The Bangalore innings saw Virat Kohli as the stalwart of Bangalore’s batting. There was a flurry of boundaries from the start of the match, which was delayed by an hour due to rain. Kohli attacked from the start as captain Faf du Plessis (28 off 19 balls) hunkered down at one end. Duplessis was dismissed after a partnership of 67 runs for the first wicket. None of the later arrivals could provide better support to Kohli. Bangalore collapsed from 67 wickets to 85 for 3. But Gujarat’s strong bowling could not stop Kohli who attacked from one end. Kohli’s innings included 13 fours and a six.

English Summary: Shubman Gill, Sister Shahneel Abused On Social Media After GT’s Win Pushed RCB Out of IPL 2023