Overview
- A widely shared video shows Manchester City striker Erling Haaland handing signed football boots to Shubman Gill.
- The meeting took place at a Nike event, according to multiple reports.
- This was not their first encounter, with a prior meeting documented in 2023 during Manchester City’s treble celebrations.
- Gill is set to play for Punjab in Vijay Hazare Trophy matches on January 3 and 6 before rejoining India’s ODI squad for the New Zealand series, with reports differing on the start date (January 7 or January 11).
- Recent context for Gill includes an injury that ended his South Africa T20I participation and subsequent omission from India’s T20I squad for New Zealand and the T20 World Cup.