New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- India's young batting superstar and Test skipper Shubman Gill, who turned 26 on Monday, has been turning heads for his consistent performances and sky-high shots right from his days as a budding under-19 prodigy, whose playing style is largely based on the mould of his idols, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.

With a short-arm jab worth being replayed a billion times, a cover drive that looks as mesmerising as his predecessors and a pull shot that screams pure dominance and authority, Gill is the newest poster boy of Indian cricket, as his seniors Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli enter the twilight of their decorated careers. These three shots are just a tip of the iceberg as far as Gill's shot variety is concerned. The ...