‘Stoinis-Zampa Lite’ – Fans react to images of Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill during practice sessions ahead of WTC 2023 final

Team India is getting ready to face Australia in the 2023 World Test Championship (WTC) final at the Oval, which will take place from June 7–11. Prior to this match, all players – including youngsters like Ishan Kishan and Sgubman Gill – who are working extremely hard in the practice sessions. Ishan Kishan might, nevertheless, play his first Test in the tournament.

While Rishabh Pant is unavailable, KS Bharat seems to be the next best option for Team India. Ishan’s aggressive and attacking approach, on the other hand, may help him secure a spot in the starting XI. Meanwhile, some photos that showed the Southpaw batter having a good time with Gill during practice sessions have now gone viral. As a result, fans went crazy and posted some hilarious comments on social media.

Watch it here:

Gill & Ishan having fun time at Oval. pic.twitter.com/HMKOkYpJ1M

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 5, 2023

I think this will add more strength to batting: Harbhajan Singh

In the meantime, former Team India spinner Harbhajan Singh changed tactics and chose Ishan Kishan over KS Bharat for his anticipated playing XI. He initially picked Bharat during a Star Sports interview. “No, I don’t think so. KS Bharat has been playing for India now. If it were Wriddhiman Saha, then I would say yes, play him. He has more experience and he’s a better keeper. If KL Rahul was fit, I would’ve played him over KS Bharat as well,” the former right-arm spinner was quoted as saying on Star Sports.

But Harbhajan recently stated in a video posted on his official YouTube channel that he had lost faith in Bharat’s batting. “Why Ishan Kishan should be considered ahead of Bharat? I think this will add more strength to batting as Ishan Kishan can tackle the new ball much better than Bharat. He is an opener too and is in good form. So if the second new ball is introduced after 80 overs and Ishan walks out to bat he can play as an opener. Rishabh Pant is an explosive batter and Ishan also has the same quality. Although Bharat is superb behind the wickets, I don’t have much confidence in Bharat’s batting,” the 42-year-old asserted.

Here’s how fans reacted to Ishan Kishan Shubman Gill’s images:

https://twitter.com/candidtruth12/status/1665581066361651202

Something wrong with them

— Mr.PsyCho✨ (@Psychotvts) June 5, 2023

https://twitter.com/Vivekspeaks_/status/1665567755465261056

https://twitter.com/vijayraskar12/status/1665555828261421056

https://twitter.com/Essakhan07/status/1665626121231282176

https://twitter.com/Trunks_235/status/1665630758101479424

Gays of bcci team

— B (@Jai__Sri__Ram) June 5, 2023

https://twitter.com/Gauravgautamsah/status/1665554942398955521