It is a reality of modern cricket that the logical next step on Shubman Gill’s zig-zagging path to superstardom should take him from an IPL season defined by his brilliance directly into a World Test Championship final.
It has been eight days since Gill was part of a Gujarat Titans side beaten by Chennai Super Kings in a delayed and rain-affected showpiece, a fate scarcely deserved by the tournament’s outstanding player, but the 23-year-old has been afforded little time to dwell as he prepares to open the batting against Australia’s much-heralded attack at The Oval this week.
