Gill is going to go down as one of India’s greatest players: Brendon McCullum

Former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum has showered some high praise on India opener in Tests Subhman Gill. Gill, who was impressive on the tour of Australia, is once again likely to open the innings for India in England.

“I’ve been bullish about Shubman Gill, he is already a very good cricketer. The hardest thing for Shubman is that, because he is such a talent, so many people want to help him. They want to be aligned with him and be part of the Shubman Gill story because everyone sees he is going to go down as one India's greatest players,” McCullum said.

However, McCullum added that Gill is not a finished product yet.

“I can't speak highly enough of him, I find him a player with a tremendous aura around him. He is not the finished product, but he has got a gift not many people have,” he added.

Baz even likened Gill’s rise with the early days of Kane Williamson.

“Similar to how we spoke about Kane Williamson. When he came on to the scene he was spoken about as being able to become one of New Zealand's greatest if not the greatest by the end of his career. Shubman might not be able to scale those lofty heights because you have had some of the game's greats like Sachin Tendulkar. But you've got someone there who could become a very good international player for a long period of time and gives you a good option at the top of the order in the WTC,” said McCullum.