Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar lashed out at Shubman Gill’s dismissal in the first innings of the first Test against England on Friday, January 26 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Gill got a good start in the innings but failed to convert it into a big score.
Team India dominated the proceedings on the second day, taking a hefty lead of 175 runs. They finished the play with 421 runs for the loss of seven wickets, in response to England’s 246. Most of the batters got starts, but couldn’t convert them into big scores, including Shubman Gill.
The right-handed batter was dismissed for 23 off 66, holing out to mid-wicket off Tom Hartley. Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar lashed out at Shubman Gill for his shot selection. He said,
“What kind of a shot was he looking to play?’ One can understand if he was looking to play it in the air, but it was just a badly executed on-drive. He did all the hard work, and, then, played a shot like that.”
Shubman Gill couldn’t rotate strike: Anil Kumble
Former cricketer Anil Kumble also shared his thoughts on Shubman Gill’s dismissal. He expressed that the right-handed batter needs to rotate strike, and not let pressure dictate his batting. Anil Kumble said to Sports 18,
“Un par dabaav badhta gaya aur vo strike rotate nahi kar paaye (The pressure kept on growing, and he couldn’t rotate strike). He will have to learn this. If he wants to bat at No 3, especially on Indian tracks where spinners will cause trouble, he will have to rotate the strike.”
“If he has to slot in that No. 3 role, like Pujara or Dravid, he will have to rotate the strike,” he added.
Shubman Gill has scored 189 runs in six matches for India at No. 3 at an average of 23.62. Overall, He has 1063 runs to his name in Test cricket, with two centuries and four fifties.
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