India batsman Shubman Gill on Thursday applauded New Zealand pace bowler, Kyle Jamieson, for bowling a stunning spell on Day 1 of the ongoing first Test here at Green Park, Kanpur.
At stumps on Day 1, India’s score was 258/4 with Iyer (75*) and Jadeja (50*) unbeaten in the middle. Shubman Gill also scored 52 but he was bowled by Jamieson on a peach of a delivery.
“I think Jamieson bowled really well today, especially the first spell he bowled with the new ball. He bowled in pretty good areas to me and Mayank Agarwal. When I came to bat after lunch, that over was top-notch, the whole spell he bowled, he looked top-notch,” said Gill during a virtual press conference.
He continued:
“I have opened for my state team and India A. I have batted in the middle-order as well. There is a little bit of tweaking when you play as an opener or you play as a middle-order batter. It is more on the mental side of the things rather than the technique.”
“I was not expecting the ball to start reversing this early” – Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill had a rollercoaster ride on his return to Test cricket after being deprived of a DRS and then a loose call from New Zealand spinner Ajaj Patel. However, Kyle Jamieson finally managed to break Gill’s defense with a peach of a delivery.
Speaking of his dismissal, Gill said:
“It is all about reading the conditions, especially after coming to bat after lunch, the ball started to reverse. You have to read the conditions, I was not able to read the ball which dismissed me because I was not expecting the ball to start reversing this early.”
Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer, who made his debut, did quite well and scored a fifty too. While talking about Iyer’s knock, Shubman Gill said:
“The way Iyer batted on his Test debut, we lost three wickets in the second session. Jadeja and Iyer have stitched together a good partnership, hopefully, it continues tomorrow.”
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