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Shubman Gill hit a double century against New Zealand in the first ODI (AP Image)
Shubman Gill’s father expected him to score a double hundred in his last match against Sri Lanka, reveals Gurkeerat Mann
Shubman Gill became only the fifth Indian player in the history of ODI cricket to score a double century against New Zealand in the first ODI in Hyderabad on Wednesday, January 19.
Gill scored 208 off 149 balls, including 19 fours and 9 sixes, three of which came back-to-back, as the youngster brought up his double century.
she helped India Reaching a total of 349 runs and even though New Zealand came very close, the Kiwis fell behind by 12 runs as the home side took a 1-0 lead in the series.
Gill had also scored a century in his previous match as he helped India beat Sri Lanka 3–0, however, the youngster’s father was unhappy that his son had not progressed and scored a double in the previous match itself. Did not score a century.
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Gurkeerat Mann, who was at Shubman’s house on Sunday for the series final against Sri Lanka, recalled the opener’s father saying that he should have converted his hundred into a double.
He said, ‘You see how he is getting out, even after scoring a hundred, he had enough time to score a double hundred. He will not get this start all the time. When will he learn?” revealed Gurkeerat in a conversation with The Indian Express.
Shubman’s father Lakhwinder is an ardent cricket fan, and when the 23-year-old smashed 91 at the Gabba, his father was downplaying his chances of missing out on a century.
Gill Sr. had similar sentiments when his son scored his maiden century in India in Thiruvananthapuram.
“Lakhwinder paaji always had high hopes from Shubman. We all had it since our childhood days. It’s good to see that he finally converted his start into a big score and I hope Lakhwinder paaji is happy today.”
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Gurkeerat said Gill was getting good starts but failed to score a century, though it was not because he was out of form.
He said, ‘He has always been scoring 40 and 50 runs. But that century was not coming. Form was never an issue. A batsman is out of form if he is struggling to get into double digits,” said the Punjab batsman.
“He was always getting those starts. But a cricketer of his caliber will always be under pressure to perform. People will always expect him to score big runs.”
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