Delhi: Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar has made a big prediction about the career of young batter Shubman Gill. He believes that Gill will be successful in Indian cricket for a long time. He made this statement after the first ODI played between India and England in Nagpur on Thursday. In this match, England scored 248 runs while batting first, in response to which India won by 4 wickets on the basis of Shubman Gill’s brilliant 87 runs. Gill was adjudged Player of the Match for his best performance.
In the absence of Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill came out to bat at number 3 and handled the team with Shreyas Iyer. India had lost the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal on the score of 19, but Gill and Iyer’s 94 -run partnership changed the attitude of the match. Gill scored 87 runs off 96 balls with the help of 14 fours, while Iyer scored 59 runs in 36 balls thanks to 9 fours and 2 sixes.
After the match, Sanjay Manjrekar praised Shubman Gill and described him as a ‘long race horse’. He tweeted, “A word was used for some players in our team – ‘long race horse’, that is, a player who will last long in Indian cricket. Shubman Gill is one such batsman. “
Significantly, in this match, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana made their debut for India. At the same time, Shubman Gill, who had regularly opening white-ball cricket, left his favorite position and batted at number 3 and performed strongly.
We had a term in the team ‘Lambi race ka ghoda’ for certain players. Meaning someone who will be Around for a long time in Indian Cricket. That’s what shubman gill is!
– Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) February 6, 2025
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