Priyansh Arya after scoring a century in IPL 2025
With Gill being an idol just after he led the Indian team to a draw against England, such remarks by Arya have not just gained attention; they have invited a number of trolls. Let’s take a look at how Twitter has turned Priyansh Arya into meme material when he told the fans that Gill is his idol.
Priyansh Arya is one of the rising stars in Indian cricket, who shocked the world with his stellar performances in the IPL 2025. Since every rising star wants to be a part of the Indian cricket team in the near future, so is the case for Priyansh Arya. A Twitter user said that since Gill is a future captain for the team, it is a masterstroke by Priyansh Arya.
This might also make sense to some cricket fans, as Gill is set to be India’s future captain, being announced as the vice captain in the T20I format and also leading the team in Tests. Maybe Priyansh Arya was looking forward to getting in the eyes of the captain by such remarks.
What could make a troll funnier and healthier at the same time is when the Twitter users decide to add facts to determine why the player should be trolled. He used Priyansh Arya’s previous interviews, where he had revealed that he started watching cricket three years ago. Comparing that, he also said that Gill was an easy wicket to take for the bowlers at that time.
This was a hilarious dig not just for Priyansh Arya, but also for Shubman Gill, who is currently the captain of the Indian team in the Test format. Along with that, the Twitter user also said that the age gap between Priyansh Arya and Shubman Gill is just 6 months, so Arya making him an idol in red-ball cricket doesn’t make sense.
Players mostly stick to having one idol throughout their career, regardless of the sport they are engaged in. During the IPL 2024, a few fans remember young Priyansh Arya telling the fans that Virat Kohli is like an idol to him and he wants to help RCB win its first IPL title. However, RCB was able to win the title, defeating the youngsters’ team in the finals.
Just a few months after the same, he has now told the fans that Shubman Gill is his idol when it comes to the red ball format. Reacting to this, a Twitter user also said that his idols keep on changing, which has now made the fans wonder who would be his idol in the next few months.
A lot of memes on social media handles about cricketers these days have just been about the PR stunts done by the players to gain attention. Another user reacted to the situation of Shubman Gill being the idol of Priyansh Arya, saying that it is not a good PR stunt by a young Indian captain like Shubman Gill.
For this, he took the age factor, showing that Gill is aged 25, and Priyansh Arya is just 24 years old, marking not even a year of age difference between these two players. Watching such reactions by the fans across social media, fans have now started to think that it should have been a PR activity by Shubman Gill’s team.
Cricketers who rose to fame over the past few years have said the names of all-time legends when it was asked who their idol is. Some said Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, while others even went for bowlers such as Brett Lee, Muttiah Muralidharan, Zaheer Khan, and many more.
There is one common thing across all these names, which is the greatness they carried in cricket. A Twitter user responded to Arya, saying Gill is his idol, in a hilarious way, as he said that he should let Shubman Gill become a great player just like the others before making him an idol for himself. Gill, who is just 25 years old, has a lot of time to be the greatest, just like the others.
If you have been active across the social media platforms, there have been a number of former players and sources close to the BCCI who have indirectly talked about the politics taking place in the dressing room. Some fans even say that the inclusion of Gautam Gambhir as a Head Coach, who has formerly been a Politician, has changed the team’s scenario.
While a number of players may have been affected due to the politics taking place, according to a fan, Priyansh Arya had the best move to pave his way despite everything going on in the locker room. He acknowledged not only the batting skills of Priyansh Arya but also his ability to be a part of politics positively.
Keeping all the trolls aside, when fans were comparing Shubman Gill with the all-time legendary stars of cricket, a Twitter user decided to escalate his meme knowledge. Upon taking a look at Priyansh Arya’s statement, he said that Arya is a better player than Gill, and fans still wonder who has been mocked in this case.
Arya has played just a few matches in the IPL and dominated in the recently concluded season. Although Gill was also able to continue his consistency, it seems that this tweet was a hilarious dig to the cricket fans who compare players with their idols, or maybe he targeted Shubman Gill’s performances.
Taking a look at the speed of Priyansh Arya when it comes to changing idols, a fan took a cheeky dig at this. Reacting to Arya saying that Gill is his idol when it comes to red ball cricket, it has been clear to various fans. It has been done by the youngster to get his place in the Indian cricket team as soon as possible.
A Twitter user said that Priyansh Arya should have Gautam Gambhir as his next idol, which will surely help him get a spot in the Indian cricket team. Maybe we could expect another interview in the upcoming days where Arya tells the fans that Gautam Gambhir’s knock in the World Cup 2011 final has been his favourite.