Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday lauded Indian opener Shubman Gill’s 128-run knock on the third day of the continuing Test towards Australia in Ahmedabad.
Gavasakar talking to Gill after the day’s play stated, “Yeh aapki doosri century hogi…Century ka count aapka aur badhte rahe…8,000, 10,000, 15,000 run karein aap ( This is your second century. I wish your century count grows bigger and you make 8,000, 10,000, 15,000 runs).”
“He’s got a lot of timing. The way he leans forward when he plays defensive shots, even against Mitchell Starc… he faces the bat straight and defends forward. “It was nice to see. It exhibits that he has bought confidence. He does not simply play on the backfoot. He’s bought his foot ahead and he is bought not solely a stable assault however a stable defence. And in Test cricket you see that It is required.
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Talking about his approach, Gavaskar stated, “It will not be very simple to shuffle backwards and forwards towards quick bowlers. But he picks the road and size very properly. Any batsman who has time, if he If he takes care of his profession, he’ll go forward and rating 8-10,000 runs comfortably (10,000 runs in Tests).
Gill gave ample publicity to his immense expertise with a classy century, however India’s batting unit didn’t capitalize absolutely, ending the third day at 289 for 3 within the fourth Test towards Australia. Batted for an hour, scored one run. Scoring 128 off 235 balls, KL Rahul hit 12 well-timed boundaries aside from a six off Nathan Lyon to justify his choice within the taking part in XI, however India managed solely 256 in 90 overs.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
