It was February 2017. Leading Punjab, former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was preparing his team for the Vijay Hazare Trophy league stage in Delhi when the state selectors told him about a 17-year-old ‘talented’ boy.
“They told me: ‘He’s a very good talent. We’ll play him in the Ranji Trophy later this year. He’ll do well’ I said: ‘No, if he’s a good talent, if he’s doing well now, then why should we see him in the future? Let’s pick him now. ‘Are you sure’ they asked me. ‘100%,’ I replied instantly,” Harbhajan remembered, while talking to TOI.
It didn’t take the boy long to repay the faith and confidence that Harbhajan showed in his special abilities. In just his second game for Punjab, he scored 121 against Assam. Later that year, he slammed 129 in just his second Ranji Trophy game. And he didn’t look back. That ‘talented boy’ was Shubman Gill. On Monday, Gill smashed his maiden international hundred, which came of just 82 balls, while stroking his way to a glorious 130 off 97 balls against Zimbabwe in the third ODI at Harare.
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