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He said, “This innings of Shubman Gill was very disciplined and balanced, when he came to England last time, he used to play the ball very further, a little like Virat Kohli.”
Delhi: Former Indian coach Ravi Shastri fiercely appreciated Shubman Gill’s brilliant century in the Edgbaston Test against England. He said that it was clear that Gill has worked hard on his defense, and he was batting with full confidence.
The Indian Test captain scored an unbeaten 114 off 216 balls, including 12 fours. This is the seventh of his Test career and the second consecutive century after becoming captain. Last week, he scored 147 runs in Handingley.
By the end of the first day’s play, India had scored 310 runs losing 5 wickets in 85 overs. Batting at number four, Gill, with an unbeaten partnership of 99 runs with Ravindra Jadeja, brought India to a strong position. Jadeja is unbeaten after scoring 41 runs.
Ravi Shastri said, “India will be happy with this score after the first day’s game. Gill and Jadeja’s 99 -run partnership was very important. If England had given more shocks after the score 211/5, the story could have been something else.”
He added, “This innings of Shubman Gill was very disciplined and balanced, when he came to England last time, he used to play the ball very further, a little like Virat Kohli, but this time his top hand is under control, they allow the ball to come to themselves, show confidence in defense and when the opportunity is given, then also shows the aggressiveness.”
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