‘Gill sa’ab ka bhaw bass 40,000’ – Fans react as question on Shubman Gill worth 40,000 INR appears on Kaun Banega Crorepati

A popular Indian quizzing reality show called ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ (KBC) which translates to ‘Who’ll Become Millionaire?’ enjoys tremendous viewership on Indian television. As such, the show made headlines recently for a cricket-related reason. Cricket makes for great quiz questions; records are being broken and made every day. As such, a question on India’s young batting sensation, Shubman Gill, appeared on the show, compelling cricket aficionados to take note.

The question was worth 40,000 INR and it was asked about Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023’s Orange Cap winner. Notably, it was Shubman Gill, playing for Gujarat Titans (GT), who won the Orange Cap for the highest runs scored in the season with 890 runs, including three hundreds and four half-centuries. The four options to the question read Jos Butler, Devon Conway, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and finally Shubman Gill.

Question on Rinku Singh also appeared on Kaun Banega Crorepati

However, this is not the first time that cricket or IPL has found mention in KBC. Recently, in an episode of KBC featuring Abhishek Bachchan, a question on Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) breakout star Rinku Singh appeared among the questions for a whopping 6.4 lakhs INR. The question asked the name of the KKR batter who scored five consecutive sixes in the last over of a match of the IPL 2023. The four options read Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, and Venkatesh Iyer. Notably, Rinku Singh was the player who hit five consecutive sixes in the final over to GT’s Yash Dayal in their home game against the Titans at the Eden Gardens.

Talking about the IPL 2023, the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won the title for the fifth time in their history. The win equalled the record previously held by Mumbai Indians (MI). They defeated GT in the final with Shubman Gill failing to impress on the big stage. Earlier, they had to face defeat against CSK in the first qualifier and then they defeated MI in the second qualifier to set up their final date with CSK with a shot at consecutive titles.

Here’s how fans reacted: