Not Jaiswal, not Brevis, Amla feels this Team India player is next big thing

South Africa batting great Hashim Amla labelled Team India opening batsman Shubman Gill as the next big thing in international cricket alongside Rishabh Pant and Ryan RickeltonTeam Indias Shubman Gill who was appointed as the vicecaptain for the Champions Trophy 2025 gained the number one spot on the batters list in ODIsShubman Gill began his Champions Trophy 2025 campaign with a matchwinning century against Bangladesh and played a crucial 46run against Pakistan to cruise India to two wins in the tournamentFor India you have got Shubham Gill Rishabh Pant has been around for a while For South Africa we have Ryan Rickelton who has done really well off late Hashim Amla who is playing for South Africa Masters in the International Masters League told PTI Videos in an exclusive interactionEvery country has about 23 cricketers who are going to come through and I think thats pretty normal that you see that every five years some youngster poke in the head through international cricket and possibly be the next best big thing he addedTalking further about Gill Amla said He is a brilliant player the way he started in oneday cricket he has been exceptional He has been a huge part of Indias success at the top of the orderAlso ReadEven someone like MS Dhoni cannot do anything with this Pakistan side Sana MirTo have him and Rohit Sharma at the top its a very potent and dangerous opening partnership and then they have got Virat Kohli at No 3Hashim Amla said playing the triseries in Pakistan ahead of Champions Trophy would hold South Africa in good stead especially against spinSouth African batters are wellequipped Theyve had enough practice with the tour to Pakistan just before the Champions Trophy Theyve also by and large had great success he saidYouve got Heinrich Klaasen whos been very successful against spinners Hes in the middle order Youve got David Miller whos been an excellent finisher and there is Aiden Markram as well That middle order has been vital for South Africas successAt the top Temba Bavuma is a good player of spin and Rickelton has been very accomplished against spin over the last one and a half years he addedFurther Hashim Amla said India and South Africa have got a great chance to win the Champions Trophy 2025 titleIndia have obviously a very good chance they have a fantastic team over the last 15odd years he said South Africa have a great chance too they have fantastic batting and bowling and whole unit looks very well balanced they have a excellent chance to make it to top four and then hopefully win itWith South Africa making finals of the T20 World Cup last year and the World Test Championship final against Australia Amla said the Proteas did their best against whichever opponents they facedSouth Africa getting into the WTC final has been a great achievement Lots of people have said the different teams you could have played against but thats the group that South Africa were put in he saidFor them to excel and win as many games as they have to get into a final they did their part and they did their best and they are in the finalsIt is going to be a really good final with Australia being a very competitive team But in a Test match you may just need one or two players to stand up and yes South Africa could be champions he saidAmla said he has no intention of returning to Test cricket but expressed that competitions such as the IML should be a regular affairIts enjoyable there are these elements of uncertainty that we havent trained and were not involved in cricket for the rest of the year or batting in nets or playing matches and that type of excitement to just see how it all goes he saidThe amount of excitement that has been built around some of the great explayers it can only bode well and who doesnt want to see a Brian Lara or a Jacques Kallis bat It should be an annual event he addedWith PTI Inputs