Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has said that Test captain Shubman Gill is Indian cricket’s next poster boy, following the legacy of batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, former captain MS Dhoni and ace batter Virat Kohli, adding that he is ‘young, fresh and has the looks’. Speaking on the Stick to Cricket podcast, Shastri not just revealed the massive endorsement earnings of Indian cricketers but identified the next face which might dominate the public imagination. Gill is already on his way to become the next poster boy of Indian cricket, with runs backing him. “Shubman Gill will be the next one. There’ll be Yashasvi Jaiswal too. Somehow, they always like batters.The start he has had now, with his captaincy and the runs he has made, he will be the pin-up boy for sure,” Shastri said. “He will be the pin-up boy” ⭐ Ravi Shastri says Shubman Gill is ready to take over the spotlight ? pic.twitter.com/eIm17O2Ek0 — Stick to Cricket (@StickToCricket) July 25, 2025 “He’s young, fresh, has the looks. Now is the time to cash in. He is calm. You saw him finger-pointing, but with exposure and time, I think he will settle down,” Shastri added. Earlier in the same episode, Shastri made headlines by revealing how much top Indian players earn off the field. “They earn a lot through endorsements, for sure… upwards of Rs 100 crores. Someone like Dhoni, Kohli or Tendulkar in his pomp, they would do 15-20 ads a year,” Shastri said. “It is per day. They will give you one day to shoot and then that ad can be played out as many times as needed,” Shastri added. What Is Happening In Manchester? Ace England batter Joe Root produced a batting masterclass on way to a milestone 38th century as England exploited a jaded Indian bowling attack to stamp their dominance on the fourth Test in Manchester. At stumps on the third day, England were 544/7, stretching their first innings lead to 186 runs. Root made a sublime 150 off 248 deliveries while the other contributions came from England skipper Ben Stokes (77 batting off 134) and Ollie Pope (71 off 128), a day after the openers put a pedestrian looking Indian attack to sword.