India stalwart Virat Kohli has expressed his confidence in the young opener Shubman Gill's ability to excel in the highly-anticipated ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final against Australia, commences on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Gill has shot to prominence in all three formats of the game over the last 12 months. The 23-year-old's exceptional performances include a record-breaking ODI double-century against New Zealand earlier this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Moreover, the youngster had an impressive Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign where he scored three centuries and amassed a total of 890 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kohli said the young opener possesses remarkable talent and a temperament that allows him to excel at the highest level of the game at his age.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"He (Gill) speaks to me a lot about the game, is very keen to learn and has an amazing skill set at his age," Kohli told the ICC.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"He has got an amazing ability and a temperament to perform at the highest level and is confident and we do have that relationship and we do have that understanding based upon respect," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Despite having two centuries to his name from 15 Test matches, Shubman Gill is still in the process of fully showcasing his skills with the red ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I am keen to help him grow and really understand his potential and come into his own so that he can play for a long time and perform consistently and India cricket gets benefited," Kohli said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"These tags of king and prince and all of that kind of things are great for the public and spectators to see, but I think the job of any senior player is to help improve the youngsters and give them the insight you have had throughout your career."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"As long as a guy is keen to learn like him he is going to be fine as he wants to learn how to do this for a long time at the highest level and perform consistently.<\/p>\r\n\r\n