Indian star batter Shubman Gill has been proving his critics wrong with his stellar performances on the field for Team India in the ongoing Test series against England. Gill scored yet another hundred for India in Dharamsala as he and skipper Rohit Sharma gave India a brilliant head start in the 2nd Innings after limiting the visitors at just 218 on Day 1.
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However, Shubman Gill’s coach and father does not agree with Team India’s decision to make him bat at number three. Gill’s father said that Gill stepping out to express himself on the pitch has helped him in scoring a lot of runs for the team and get his mojo back.
“Stepping out has made a big difference, he had stopped doing that and that created pressure. Since his U-16 days, he has been stepping out to the spinners and pacers as well to cut the movement,” Lakhwinder told PTI.
“The moment you don’t play your natural game you are in trouble. The whole game is about confidence, when you get one good innings you are back to your best. Since his U-16 days, he used to make tons of runs.”
“He should have continued to open. It is not right at all I feel. When you sit in dressing room for longer, the pressure tense to increase. Number 3 is not opening neither it is a middle-order spot. Plus his game his not like that, it suits the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara who has a defensive game. When the ball is new you get more loose balls, when you come in after 5-7 overs, the ball is still shiny and the bowler is also settled with his length.” he added.
After a streak of 12 innings without reaching fifty and failing to maintain his aggressive style of play, he exacerbated the situation by playing with excessive force.
Nevertheless, he managed to score his first century in the second innings of the Vizag Test, quieting his detractors. This innings was particularly significant since he had moved down to number three from the opening position.
His father, witnessing Shubman’s second century of the series achieved with a slog sweep, discussed the factors that aided the Indian batsman in halting his decline in red ball cricket.
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