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Paris Saint-Germain have presented India’s rising batting talent Shubman Gill with his jersey, as confirmed by the club’s social media account. The French club gave a grand welcome to Gill, as seen in the picture shared on PSG’s official Twitter handle, and handed him jersey number 7.
__ Hello friends, this is India’s favorite cricketer and PSG fan @Shubman Gill in the Parc des Princes _
, , pic.twitter.com/4xlqDkeyW9– Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) June 16, 2023
In their post on Twitter, PSG captioned the photo in English and Hindi, “Hello friends, here is India’s favorite cricketer and PSG fan @ShubmanGill at Parc des Princes.” Gil responded, in a video posted on PSG’s Twitter account, expressing his gratitude for the warmth towards the club.
In the video, Gill addressed everyone saying, “Hi everyone, this is Shubman Gill here. I want to thank everyone at PSG for including me and Ici c’est Paris!” Earlier, the Indian opener was spotted with Manchester City players where he met Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland after the Sky Blues beat Inter Milan in the final to win their maiden UEFA Champions League (UCL) title .
Gill was recently in England for the World Test Championship (WTC) final, which India lost against Australia at The Oval. Unfortunately, the 23-year-old batsman had a disappointing show, scoring only 13 and 18 runs in the first and second innings respectively. This marked India’s second consecutive defeat in a WTC final, having earlier lost to New Zealand in the inaugural edition at the Rose Bowl in Southampton.
Turning the attention to PSG, the French club secured the Ligue 1 title and the Trophée des Champions Cup last season. However, they suffered setbacks when Lionel Messi decided to leave the club after two years to join Inter Miami in the United States, and Neymar’s departure was also anticipated. Furthermore, PSG are on the verge of losing Kylian Mbappe, who turned down his contract extension until 2025 and will become a free agent next year. It is widely expected that Mbappe will join Real Madrid, as the Spanish club are closely monitoring the player with hopes of securing the services of the 2018 World Cup winner.
