Shubman Gill has turned out to be the ultimate revelation among the younger lot for team India. The 22-years-old batter, with his recent performances against West Indies and Zimbabwe, has stunned the audience and critics alike.
With consistent balanced and skilled performances, Gill is showing the potential to sustain a prominent position in India’s ODI team. With the ODI World Cup scheduled in 2023, many hold the opinion that he’s the primary choice to be the team’s backup opener for the tournament.
Shubman Gill talks about his overseas experience
Performance of Shubman Gill in the last 4 ODI matches:
64(53)
43(49)
98*(98)
82*(72) pic.twitter.com/ZBBDKuvyEB— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 18, 2022
Shubman Gill bagged the Player of the match in the first ODI against Zimbabwe for his unbeaten 81 of 71. This comes after his successful run in the India Vs West Indies series where he was helmed as the Player of the series. Recently, Gill opened up about his overseas experience in West Indies and his discussion with Indian coach Rahul Dravid.
“It was all about getting experience in the middle and that was the talk with Rahul Sir to spend as much time as possible. The surfaces in the West Indies were slightly difficult and I wanted to spend time and gain experience,” he said.
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Moreover, he also talked about his opening partner Shikhar Dhawan and his experience of playing with him. “He (Dhawan) is such a chill guy to bat with, and we don’t talk much about cricket when batting in the middle. In white-ball cricket, you have to play fewer dot balls and that does not mean to hit every ball; you have to keep rotating strike,” Gill said. The duo clinched the target of 190 easily in their last match against Zimbabwe.
