Shubman Gill was in the news during the recently concluded third T20I match between India and New Zealand at Ahmedabad after a female fan was seen holding a peculiar poster for him. The writing on it was unlike anything fans had ever seen, with the text saying, ‘Tinder Shubman se match karado’ which translates to the girl requesting the dating app to get her in touch with the cricketer.
Didi ka match karado koi pic.twitter.com/wDF99VpEaz
— Shivani (@meme_ki_diwani) February 1, 2023
Gill stole the show in the third T20I against the Kiwis by scoring a blistering century at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The photo of this fan and the weird request went viral on social media, with the Twitterati enjoying the following for the young opening batter.
Tinder was quick to sure the fan photograph and placed it across various billboards around the country. Umesh Yadav, who has been named in the Indian team for the first two Tests for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy alongside Gill, also took to Twitter and shared the photos of those banners. The veteran pacer captioned them with, “Poora Nagpur bol raha hai, @ShubmanGill ab toh dekh le,”
Poora Nagpur bol raha hai, @ShubmanGill ab toh dekh le pic.twitter.com/9iaW2BBtZY
— Umesh Yaadav (@y_umesh) February 3, 2023
Gill reacted to a fangirl’s request to be paired alongside her on Tinder by on Twitter by sharing a video. In the clip, he attached the picture of the female fan to a video that shows Shubman Gill Tinder account.
Dekh toh liya, ab tum dekho theek se 💁♂️@Tinder_India made me do it 🔥#TinderIndia #ad pic.twitter.com/DY6YSuWG6w
— Shubman Gill (@ShubmanGill) February 4, 2023
It all seems to be a part of Tinder’s new branding strategy citing the hashtag used on Gill’s post with the planned campaign set in place to capture the fan’s attention. As a part of their new marketing strategy, Tinder placed the female fan’s viral photo on various billboards across Nagpur. It is also worth noting that the city is all set to host the first test match between India and Australia, which has been scheduled to begin on 9th February 2023.
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Gill is a part of the Indian team that will host the Aussies for the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Given the opener’s sensational run of form, the under-19 World Cup winner is highly likely to be a part of the Men in Blue’s playing XI.
However, according to various reports, Gill might be pushed down to bat in the middle order, given Shreyas Iyer’s injury. It could see the Indian team skipper Rohit Sharma open the innings with KL Rahul, who returns to the squad after taking some personal time off to get married.
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Smit is a sports writer at Gutshot Magazine. After completing his Bachelor’s in Mass Media, and a Master’s degree in Sports Management, this sports fanatic uses articles as a tool to express his opinions. Bring up cricket or football and you will find this usually quiet guy speak for hours! He also co-heads the official supporters club of Chelsea FC in Mumbai, wherein he hosts screenings, football meets and other such events.
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