A quick county stint with Glamorgan proved to be a blessing in disguise for Shubman Gill. Before signing with the Welsh facet in August final 12 months, Gill was one of many fringe gamers regardless that he had an ideal IPL and a few respectable ODI sequence towards West Indies and Zimbabwe with the second-string Indian group.
However, after coming back from his county stint, Gill didn’t look again. He has scored two centuries in Tests and three in ODIs, together with a double century and a T20I century. Currently, he’s in all probability the one all-format Indian batsman.
Glamorgan coach Matthew Maynard heaped reward on Gill, saying the teenager will observe within the footsteps of the previous India greats.
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“When I take a look at Shubman, I really feel he has the world at his ft. He is clearly a really proficient particular person. His method is pure; that is fantastic. An wonderful fundamental method the place the bat-pad is balanced. His weight switch towards quick bowlers is so good that it appears he was born with a bat in hand. He is a stupendous batsman to observe.
He stated: “He doesn’t seem to have misplaced his mood; Nothing bothers him. I consider he’s going to grow to be an ideal Indian following the footsteps of Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli.
Ahead of the Bangladesh sequence, there was discuss that the Indian suppose tank may play Gill at No.5 in Tests and as soon as Kohli retires, he would take up the elusive No.4 spot. Maynard, who has performed 4 Tests and 14 ODIs for England, feels Gill would not want any safety.
Shubman can bat wherever and it will depend on the pinnacle coach and his teaching employees. India have to do what they really feel is finest for the nationwide facet in Test match cricket. But I do not suppose he wants safety. He’s an excellent batsman, and as soon as he will get to that new ball, he is somebody who can set the tone for the group,” Maynard stated.
“Technically, at instances, he may cross the entrance foot just a little bit, however his timing is so pure that he avoids it. He has the flexibility to deal with swing and seam. Rahul ( Dravid) used to do this in England. Sometimes it unbalances the batsman, however Rahul did it amazingly and Shubman is strictly the identical.
Gill performed solely 4 innings (three matches) for Glamorgan however returned as a special cricketer. In his Glamorgan Whites, he scored one century, one 90 plus and scored 244 runs in 4 innings at a mean of 61.00.
Over the years, among the main Indian batsmen have performed county cricket and Maynard stated Gill reminds him of Tendulkar and Dravid, however not a precise copy.
“I see elements of other batsmen but not as a copy. He reminds you of Dravid because he is tall, and when he plays that clip shot, you will be like there is a little Dravid in him. When he plays the cover drive, there’s a bit of Sachin in him,” he added. “He’s tall, he’s handsome, he just looks so handsome. Imagine how good he would have looked if he was a left handed batsman. He doesn’t seem to hit the ball, it’s pure timing. He hits the ball hard but doesn’t look like it from outside. He looks comfortable,” he stated.
The 23-year-old batsman is without doubt one of the few batsmen to have scored runs in the identical model in all three codecs and Maynard feels “there is nothing wrong with that”.
“There’s a beautiful saying in life ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.’ He won the IPL with Gujarat Titans. His technique will allow him to play across all formats,” the 56-year-old stated.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
