Shubman Gill At PSG: India's Rising Cricket Star Receives Jersey From Lionel Messi's Former Club

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Paris Saint-Germain, as confirmed by the club's social media account, has presented their jersey to Shubman Gill, India's emerging batting talent. The French club welcomed Gill in a grand manner, as depicted in the photo shared on PSG's official Twitter handle, and assigned him the jersey number 7.

__ Namaste dosto, here's India's favorite cricketer and PSG fan @ShubmanGill at 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, saying, "Namaste dosto, here’s India’s favourite cricketer and PSG fan @ShubmanGill at Parc des Princes." Gill, in response, expressed his gratitude to the club for their warm gesture in a video also posted on PSG's Twitter account.

Addressing everyone, Gill said in the video, "Hi everyone, this is Shubman Gill here. I want to thank everyone at PSG for having 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 clinched their first UEFA Champions League (UCL) title by defeating Inter Milan in the final.

Gill had recently been in England for the World Test Championship (WTC) final, in which India faced defeat against Australia at The Oval. Unfortunately, the 23-year-old batsman had a disappointing performance, scoring only 13 and 18 runs in the first and second innings respectively. This marked India's second consecutive loss in the WTC final, having previously been defeated by 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 Trophee des Champions Cup last season. However, they faced setbacks when Lionel Messi decided to leave the club after two years to join Inter Miami in the United States, and Neymar's departure is also anticipated. Furthermore, PSG is on the brink of losing Kylian Mbappe, who refused to extend his contract until 2025 and will become a free agent next year. It is widely expected that Mbappe will join Real Madrid, as the Spanish club has been closely monitoring the player, with hopes of securing the services of the 2018 World Cup winner.