India’s Test captain Shubman Gill recently spoke about the hurdles he encountered in the initial phase of his cricketing journey. During a conversation on a YouTube podcast with Apple Music, released on Thursday, September 11, Gill recounted an incident where his father, Lakhwinder Singh, had a disagreement with his academy coach.
Due to this fallout, Gill had to adjust his schedule, waking up at 3 a.m. to train so that his practice sessions wouldn’t clash with the coach’s timings. The 26-year-old revealed:
“During one of the initial phases, my dad kind of had a falling out with the academy coach that we were enrolled in, and he kicked us out from the academy. That academy was like a public academy, not a private academy. The coach used to have his sessions from 6:00 to 10:00 in the morning and then from 4:00 to 6:00 in the evening.”
“So my dad used to wake me up at 3:00 to practice from 3:00 to 6:00 before he came. I used to wake up at 3:00, practice from 3:00 to 6:00, then go to school. Then I’d take a half day when the coach would finish his academy at around 11:00 a.m. or so. Then I’d come back and practice from 11 till 3, and then he’d come back again,” he added.
He further continued:
“We did this for a couple of years. I don’t have any bad memories or anything like that, but this phase was a little challenging, waking up at 3:00 every day in the morning. Sometimes, as a kid, you just don’t want to wake up. But I’m very grateful that my dad kept me pushing through it.”
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In the same conversation, Shubman Gill was asked to reflect on one of the proudest moments of his cricketing career so far. The 26-year-old mentioned how there were several doubts and questions when he was appointed as India’s Test captain before the England series. However, under his leadership, the team managed to draw the five-match series 2-2. Gill stated:
“Before the series, when I was named captain of the team, there were a lot of questions around me and the kind of series that we had as a team, and me as a player and as a batsman. I think this whole series I would put together as one moment, and this is what’s been the most satisfying series for me: the most satisfying moments.”
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