Delhi: Questions have once again been raised on the poor form of Indian batsman Shubman Gill. Gill was out for just 1 run in the first innings of the third Test match of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Brisbane. Mitchell Starc sent him to the pavilion in the third over of the innings itself. Gill tried to play a big drive on the ball going far outside the off-stump, but the ball went straight into the hands of the wicketkeeper. Fans and cricket experts have expressed displeasure over his poor shot selection.
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Shubman’s weak performance abroad
Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra expressed concern over Gill’s continued poor performance. He said on his YouTube channel, “It is important to talk about Gill. It has been 16 innings when he has not crossed the 40 mark outside Asia. Many times he gets out on single digit or small scores. If you bat at No. 3 for India and your scores remain like this, then it is a problem and should be discussed.”
‘Drive is a risky way of playing’
Emphasizing on Gill’s batting style, Akash said, “Gill’s way of playing drives is quite risky. When this shot is placed correctly, it looks good, but there is always a risk of it being caught behind the wicket. This habit is seen again and again in his batting.”
Shubhman Gill played an inning of 91 runs in the historic Gabba victory of 2020-21. But, since then he has not been able to play any big innings in Test cricket outside Asia. In the last 8 test matches, he has been able to score only 200 runs, in which his highest score has been 36.
‘The problem is the game of the entire team’
Aakash Chopra also said that Gill is not the only problem. This is a symptomatic problem with the entire genre of play. He said, “Gil looked in good form in the last match. But, not only Gill, the entire team’s game has been like this. Yashasvi Jaiswal also drove the first ball hard. He was unlucky to get out on the second ball, but the first ball could also have gone down the gully.”