'250? Cool': Shai Hope sends savage reply to Shubman Gill with Instagram post after Ranchi carnage
West Indies cricketer Shai Hope responded to Shubman Gill's social media taunt after leading his team to a victory in the second T20I in Ranchi. Hope's performance, including an unbeaten 102, mirrored the competitive banter established during the previous ODI series.
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Shai Hope answered Shubman Gill's earlier Instagram jibe with a matching caption after West Indies chased down 250 in the second T20I at Ranchi.
Hope smashed an unbeaten 102 off 45 balls, and Sherfane Rutherford's 84 off 37 helped the visitors win by six wickets with nine balls left.
Gill's unbeaten 223 had powered India past 406 in the second ODI, and his two-word caption "406? Cool." set up Hope's reply.
Shai Hope had a rather cheeky reply waiting for Shubman Gill, and he delivered it on Instagram after West Indies beat India by six wickets in the second T20I in Ranchi on Friday, October 9.
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