India, Feb. 21 -- Shubman Gill again showed his class as he played an unbeaten 101-run knock against Bangladesh to help India register a comprehensive six-wicket win in their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 opener at the Dubai International Stadium. Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar was full of praise for Gill, saying the right-hander is playing at the right position to make the maximum impact.

India were in trouble at 144/4, but Gill, along with KL Rahul, ensured that Rohit Sharma and co did not stumble in the middle. In the end, the 2017 finalists registered a victory with 21 balls to spare.

While praising Shubman Gill, Manjrekar also mentioned the big difference between the former and Shreyas Iyer. The former India batter said Gill can ...