Abhishek Sharma Exposes How Mischievous Shubman Gill Escaped Punishment Every Time

The top-ranked T20I batter, Abhishek Sharma revealed a hilarious throwback from his Under-16 days with Shubman Gill, recalling how Gill would cause chaos but always escape trouble with his “innocent face.” The two, who hail from Punjab, have been playing cricket together since childhood.

“There is one guy who did a lot of mischief in age-group cricket but never got caught, and that is Shubman. I will tell you an incident. We were in Dharamsala for Under-16. Our hotel was 500m away from the stadium. We used to go there by bus,” Abhishek said on the “Breakfast with Champions” show, as reported by the Indian Express.

“The driver was stopping the music, but we wanted to play Punjabi songs. He said no, and we got into an argument with him. And the one who was shouting the most was Shubman. The incident went to the coaches and the drivers complained.

“They asked the drivers to identify who did it. There were 4-5 of us. Five of us were standing in a line and Shubman was last. The coach pointed towards each of us and asked the drivers. They said no it was not him (Shubman). I was shocked.

“They called the four of us out and made us sign a letter that was to send us back home. I was sad that how come the one who started it was not called out. He has a talent to change expressions. He made an innocent face that day.”

Fast forward to the present, Abhishek and Gill opened together for India in the Asia Cup 2025 and gave the team flying starts in several matches. Gill managed 127 runs in seven innings at an average of 21.16 and a strike rate of 151.19, while Abhishek topped the tournament charts with 314 runs at 44.85 and a strike rate of 200.